hi im new to the site and i have a question, im looking to find out how difficult it would be to swap in a carbureted 350 into 94' camaro specifically the clearence where the distributor is near the rear of the manifold.what will i need to do to get it to fit ,and if anyone knows what else is needed to make this happen, by the way im also throwing in a 350 tranny. Thanks for any help[/align]

 

It's more trouble than it's worth...You're going to have clearance issues with the carb and the stock hood/cowl as well as issues with distributor clearance with the cowl. Why don't you swap in an older LT1 or something that was made to go in the car. The LT1 is a 350 SBC with aluminium heads that flow better than the Chevy Bow-Tie heads that were so popular with racers, what's not to love about that?

 

If you have the money to do a swap why not get a 383 stroker? But i agree youd be better off with an LT1.

 

truth of the matter is i alredy have the setup in a g body and a friend of mine has this 94 camaro that he pulled the motor out of to drop in a 67' so hes willing to sell me this 94' for 500. and i want to get as much info as i can i dont want to get stuck out there, so does anyone know or has anyone seen this done to a 94 and would they know where i can see pics of it , a websit or something?

 

yeah man ditch the carb and look at getting another LT1 or possibly an LT4. if you have the money, you could look at getting an LS1 or im not sure if this would fit but i read about it the other day - the LT5 that was put in the 90-95 corvette ZR1s. its a pretty sweet engine and its got around 400 hp and tq if you get one from 93-95 but like i said it may not fit without some modifying- i havent heard of anyone doing it but it would be sweet to have a 32V DOHC LT series engine in there

 

I would deter you from putting in an LT5, parts to repair them are getting slim because Mercury Marine that produced the engine no longer makes anything for them, and getting ahold of one is going to be extremely difficult. You'll be able to fit the motor in, but don't expect it to be easy nor for everything to fit well. If you do it, have fun adjusting timing and working on it too...

 

How difficult? You need an LT5-equipeed vehicle's VIN number to even get one from Merc...that has to be a cool feeling.

But, yeah, as for the OP, stick with an LT1 because once you get the hard parts in you just plug in the engine harness into the firewall plug and be on your way, for the most part.

 

How about you sell the engine for the carbbed engine and buy a 383 stroker LT1... like i said... they sell some with 440hp...