Is the LT1 350 engine and auto trans from a 96 Caprice similar to the 4th gen camaros? I'd like to know because someone is selling a 96 Caprice in my area and I was thinking of plucking the eng/trans, have it rebuilt and installing into my 94 camaro. That way my daily driver wont be down to long. Thanks for any replies.

 

There are 2 Caprice engines a 4.3 (L99) and a 5.7 (LT1). Both are LT1 type engines, reverse cooling, optispark, etc.. The water pump has different outlets, and the exhaust manifoldsare different. The heads are cast iron instead aluminum. The compression ratio is 9.9:1 on th 4.3 and 10.5:1 on the 5.7. The camshaft is designed for low end torque in order to get the heavy car moving. The 4.3 is pretty much of a slug, and I don't recommend puttingit in a Camaro. However, they both will bolt right in a Camaro, and externally they both look the same, so be careful on which one you get. The transmission is the same 4L60E.

 

Thanks Pete, I'll try to get the 8th digit engine code from the seller and see what it comes out to.

 

Im probably a little late on this but anyhow, The tail shaft on the engine/trans I bought out of an impala ss has a different tailshaft than the camaros.

 

Also the Impala/Caprice did not have aluminium heads, the f-bodies did.