i got a 1998 camaro v6 and i wana change things up a little bit... i want to put a lt1 in it and i was wondering what all am i going to need i have a 5 speed in my car now.. and will that bolt up to my lt1 or what all do i need.. i woud like as many details as anyone knows.. any knowledge is good knowledge.. so please email me any details you have on this subject i would like to get started on the build in august and want to know as much as i can when i get started.


Thanks, Dayton A.
email: adkins_dayton@yahoo.com

 

You're much more likely to get a response if you stick around the forum, just throwing that out there.

On another note, there's a sticky in the 4th Gen V6 section that will help guide you through what you need in order to have a successful swap. That will be your best place to start looking for information.

 

first off, find a donor car. or else you're going to spend a LOT of time trying to scavenge all the parts together, and then might possibly not know where something goes.

 

Just a thought - why the LT1 vs. the LS1 (which for that year is a more straightforward swap, relatively speaking)? You might have some issues with emissions/legality, depending on where you live by putting an older-than-model-year motor in the car.

And if you do use the LT1, you're probably better off switching to the T56 6-speed, rather than trying to bolt the LT1 to the T5, as I don't think the bellhousing will match up.

 

It would be cheaper to just buy and LT1 camaro. But, maybe you just want to be different and thats cool.

 

while your T5 will bolt up (the 3.8 uses the same bell housing bolt pattern as the gen I & II SBC) to an LT1, it WON'T survive. stock 5.0 Mustang's were breaking them with 230bhp. the LT1 makes 275bhp. that's why GM never put one behind a Tune Port 350 in the 3rd gens.

 

traumadog: because the lt1 was pretty much given to me. and i really wasnt going to say no to it..and i have been looking for a t56 but i aint having any luck.. do you know of anywhere that would might be a good place to look online?

jjz28: yeah i just want it to be different.. and unique but im sure it has been done before.

1990camaroRS: thank you for that info i did not know that. i will sure help me out alot

 

This guy here has one:

http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.ph...formance-parts

But I don't know if he'll ship from NY to Tx.