454 engine swap
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454 engine swap
ok I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE... But i'm going to be going a lot larger than a LS1. So I already go the engine and tranny but i need to know what i need. Suspension i know that possibly a new rear I dont have to upgrade to 4 disc brake if I recall new fuel pump, exhaust, Radiator & dual fan,air intake. Am i missing anything?
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Anybody else sense a hint of sarcasm from the noobie after waiting a mere four hours for an answer to a question which is difficult to understand due to poor grammar, as well as being an almost outlandish idea in and of itself?
If you already have a 454 and the correct transmission lying around, You WILL need a new rear. That 454 in stock trim probably makes more torque than a cammed ls1 would. New fuel everything, since you're feeding a beast with over 100 extra cubes, radiator, suspension....ya know, don't worry about the list. I can sum it up very easily.
You need new EVERYTHING, as well as some very extensive and involved fabrication. Have you looked under your hood? Do you think you're going to shoehorn that thing in there? Look under the hood of an ls1 car, and try to tell me there's enough room to squeeze a big block in there. Please try.
How ready are you, really, for this swap?
If you actually did get an answer from somewhere else, and that last post was an update, then please feel free to disregard this post.
If you already have a 454 and the correct transmission lying around, You WILL need a new rear. That 454 in stock trim probably makes more torque than a cammed ls1 would. New fuel everything, since you're feeding a beast with over 100 extra cubes, radiator, suspension....ya know, don't worry about the list. I can sum it up very easily.
You need new EVERYTHING, as well as some very extensive and involved fabrication. Have you looked under your hood? Do you think you're going to shoehorn that thing in there? Look under the hood of an ls1 car, and try to tell me there's enough room to squeeze a big block in there. Please try.
How ready are you, really, for this swap?
If you actually did get an answer from somewhere else, and that last post was an update, then please feel free to disregard this post.
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Point taken.... and no need to be a **** about it just because I was uncertain. I realized that I did need to replace everything it like one of those things that you say and then you look back and say wow I am an idiot. Also I'm not that much of a newb to cars. I just have life and dont spend every waking hour posting on forums.
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If you're not on here every waking hour, then don't expect us to be. Coming back after four hours with a sarcastic remark just because you haven't recieved an answer to (as I said previously) an almost outlandish question is completyely unnecessary.
So yes, I was probably a bit more blunt about it than need be, but after your post I didn't feel the need to be very courteous.
So yes, I was probably a bit more blunt about it than need be, but after your post I didn't feel the need to be very courteous.
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