In 2007 when that thread was made a decent LS1 camaro was $20,000. This project was a huge money saver. When you can buy a Blown motor LS1 for $1000 and 6.0 out of a truck for $1000 and spend $500 and and 2 weekends and have a 350hp car why would you convert anything? If you really loved your car and wanted a learning project is really the only reason that makes sense to me.

Yes you can pretty much add a $1000 to any project for the t56.

Edit:
Not the best deal I have seen but that is asking price and it looks like there is a lot of good parts there. Still having the PCM and harness is gold. Those normally go with the engine.
http://frederick.craigslist.org/cto/5636566288.html

 

What car guy in his right mind doesn't have an LS or 2jz swap in mind for a car? Lol I'm just keeping options open. As far as I know the LS has way more support across the board in other vehicles so if I want to move to another platform I can swap into another car easier than the LT ya know? No hate on 4th gen camaro but I prefer 3rd and back puss I'm more of a firebird guy lol. If I build the LT instead of swapping I might feel stuck later on

 

So I can't really say anything about the low end knock anymore since I don't think I'm hearing that since I've put a second quart of hyperlube in but a knock from higher up (i think) is noticeable after I have it warmed up. It's not so noticeable cold. I grabbed a Bosch oil pressure gauge that I'll hook up tomorrow to see if the pressure really doesn't get past 40 or if my gauge is just malfunctioning.

 

is it a tap/tick or knock?

 

It is more of a tap tick but paranoia and inexperience tell me it's a knock lol. It's not the same as it was before the hypperlube though. I put a video on YouTube "zygee's z28 noise". I'll post a link in a minute. idk why my phone won't let my paste

 

 

im getting the feeling you have a weak or sticky lifter. took a bit to losen it. may want to take a valve cover off and see if they is in need of adjusting.

 

or a sticky injector, they can make a good tick, allot of what you hear is injectors clicking.

 

So I'll look into both of those in a bit. For the injector can I take it out and clean it or should I put some seafoam in the gascan?

Also, on a different note, how should I route an oil pressure gauge through the firewall? If I can avoid making new holes I'd like to. If not then I can deal with it lol.

 

driver side i think the steering coluum has room. yep try some seafoam or other good injector cleaner. or could take them all out and have them cleaned and flow tested at a injector shop.