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Old 03-20-2010, 05:50 AM
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Please help me with a list of parts and instructions I need to swap my v6 engine to an ls1 engine. pictures and links would help a lot as well.
 
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Old 03-20-2010, 07:26 AM
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Start with the wiring harnesses. You can google and compare diagrams of the 3.8 and the 5.7...
 
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You need the whole doner car. We would need to know what year the 3.8 is and what years the doner car is.

If you mean you want a seprate list of every part, good luck the list would be hunderds of part numbers long. There is a list of systems that need replaces. But it just list like "ABS system" not all the parts that make up the ABS system.

In terms of money and work the swap makes no sense. You will spend 1000's in parts, a good doner car will cost more then car that needs a motor repair, Motor repairs are easier and cheaper then the swaps. If you do the swap you will end up with one car and a bunch of parts and one LS1 car that is no where near worth kelly blue book. If you repair a broken Ls1 car it will cost less money it will be less work and at the end you will have a LS1 car that is worth Kelly blue book and a V6 car.

https://camaroforums.com/forum/93-02-v6-tech-14/v6-v8-swap-how-32391/
 

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Originally Posted by impalassv8
Start with the wiring harnesses. You can google and compare diagrams of the 3.8 and the 5.7...
LOL if you do not know that answer to a question why would you try to answer it?
 
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I just had to look, see the responses!
 
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The most cost and time effective way is to jack up your gas cap, roll out the V6 car, roll a V8 car in its place, and lower the gas cap back down.
 
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^^^ i like that
 
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Old 03-20-2010, 10:49 AM
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You need the whole doner car. We would need to know what year the 3.8 is and what years the doner car is.

If you mean you want a seprate list of every part, good luck the list would be hunderds of part numbers long. There is a list of systems that need replaces. But it just list like "ABS system" not all the parts that make up the ABS system.

In terms of money and work the swap makes no sense. You will spend 1000's in parts, a good doner car will cost more then car that needs a motor repair, Motor repairs are easier and cheaper then the swaps. If you do the swap you will end up with one car and a bunch of parts and one LS1 car that is no where near worth kelly blue book. If you repair a broken Ls1 car it will cost less money it will be less work and at the end you will have a LS1 car that is worth Kelly blue book and a V6 car.

https://camaroforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32391
yea i thought about it not so clearly but from hearing all my homies telling wat needs to go along with the swap. i figure with that kinda money i cud get a v8 instead... thanx yall...
 
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best way is sell your car and find a roller that u can just drop your ls into- using your v6 car will cost you way to much
 
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Old 03-21-2010, 12:31 AM
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also try going on craigslist because thats what i did i traded a kid on there my old 91 rs for my new 94 v6. He needed a car for a v8 and i wanted a crusier
 


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