total cost of ls1 swap

[matt11583]

what would be teh total cost of doin a ls1 swap into a 89 iroc. including labor, the engine, and any other parts i might need. (driveshaft, ect...) would the stock tranny last a while, until i have more money for a t-56 and will that be enough for it, and how will the stock suspension do??? and anyone have a good place to buy it?? thanks for your help.

[ridge_runner]

atleast 8 grand probably

[ridge_runner]

your suspension should be fine but i would get new struts... and i dont think the bolt patterns for the tranny are the same for a 80s sb and the ls1

[twdz28]

stock trans of your car will not work, drive shaft will... Do it yourself and have much more pride in the car after you done as well as saving a ton of money... You could get a eng, trans, wiring harness, ecm, motor mounts, and trans mounts for around $2500 to $3000 with low miles from a salvage yard or eBay...
Here is a link to help you understand more about it...
http://thirdgen.org/techbb2/forumdis...?s=&forumid=20

[Chevyracincamaro]

a lot...

[ridge_runner]

Originally Posted by Chevyracincamaro

a lot...

times 3

[Dober89]

A guy over at thirdgen.org did an LS1/T56 and rearend swap and I think he got it done by Thirdgen Resource.

I think his bill was around 14k.

[matt11583]

how much would it cost if i changed it to a lt-1

[Chevyracincamaro]

prolly around the same amount, maybe a little cheaper cause you can find an LT1 for less than an LS1. but i dont think it would cost 14k if you did it yourself, sure if someone else does the work, but yourself i would say around 8 or 9, maybe 10k...

[DiabloGT]

Originally Posted by ridge_runner

atleast 8 grand probably

if its 8k, then just put 8k into the stock engine and you can smoke any stock vette