i know a couple of people have done it like that Blue walky. but out of curiosity does anyone know what involved? some say its a overly expensiv exercise like $20g+ and some say you can drive in and out for $15g with possible change? there was a bit on Street commodores but non of it made any sense. too many people were arguing about price and not really talking about what is involved so post some thoughts people. be interesting to see what involved. and what conversion kits are out there? with ease of mods and being new motor this would have to be a great choice in conversion for those wanting a V8

yeah its a project Im keen to do one day, but I am not sure on pricing...

yeah after reading some stuff sounds like only problem encountered was the sump hitting Xmember. i wander what else like air con and power steering because if i was to get the conversion done i wouldnt want to loose either of em.

it would be no harder than doing a small block chev conversion besides the wiring... the sump on chevs faces rearwards but thats where our crossmember is (or is it the other way around) either way that needs to be changed. The starter motor im pretty sure is on the drivers side and that needs to be changed, apparantly the oil filter is in a bad spot too so u need a relocation kit for that. Then u need the engine mounts, and also a custon set of extractors. Then you need to get it wired up and a fuel system to match, this is on top of buying the ls1 and the gearbox itself and getting them to mate with the diff... u could buy kits to do it tho and make it easy however they dont come cheap! look here for all bits and prices involved: http://www.castleauto.com.au/efigen3c.htm

deffinately a lot involved its easy to see how it all adds up in the end.

Quote: Originally Posted by wagonshaw deffinately a lot involved its easy to see how it all adds up in the end. it really cant be justified for the price, sure it would perform great as they are great motors but unless u have very generous amounts of cash to throw around you are going to be wayyy better off dropping in a stroked holden 8. Alloy heads, sequential injection and a roller cam and they run as smooth and make power as easy as the ls1 anyway.

whats the going rate for a LS1 with gearbox, loom and ecu.

second hand about 4g for the motor and about 2g for the box, or new they sell the motor in crates with no accessories for about 5500 u would need a custom loom to get it to connect up to an earlier model and a rewritten computer chip id guess here ya go COMPLETE!! thats tempting Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i bet the price of ls1 will drop.. or has dropped since the ls2 will be coming more desired.. should be able to get a sump welded up pretty cheap, are the engine mount the same as old chevs?? are the sumps the same as old chevs??

I considered this when I had my VS 5ltr 5 speed. It worked out roughly the same to do a decent turbo or whipple supercharger setup. Or a really nice stroker http://www.comeracing.com/engines.htm Don't you just love their wording. Quote: with brute torque available at any RPM in any gear for violent acceleration Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

LWARDY on street commos has done it recently. holmart in morrabin had new LS1's on there pg the other day www.holmart.com.au (http://www.holmart.com.au)

Sinister whos the one who sells the complete ls1 motor for 5450??

holmart do www.holmart.com.au (http://www.holmart.com.au)

Castlemain rod shop have doen this covnersion a number of times and sell the appropraite kit to fit both the T56 trans and LS1 engine.. into either 6 or 8 engine bay.. includes extractors, and power steering kit..

allow 15000+ for the conversion people!! ...wardy...

i'll say $20k sounds about right. by the time you get the box & engine in, cross memebers, talkshafts, diffs computer, tune. ect. ect. its not an easy fit either, i've seen one in a vn. its pretty tight up in there

Quote: Originally Posted by lwardy allow 15000+ for the conversion people!! ...wardy... not having a go at you coz i know you've done it (we'll are in the process anyway) but how do u possibly get 15g to do it?? please take me through the prices as i dont understand how it adds up to that.. exluding the motor and box, they're too variable here.. lets just talked about the fixed conversion price.. Do u need to mod the sump or not?? im pretty sure the starter motor needs to be relocated, castleauto sell that adaptor for $350 Engine mounts are $160 Loom is $750 (u could get someone else do it cheaper than that though) Extractors are $600 as far as the computer goes well they sell the reprogrammed one for $450 changeover (just go buy a second hand one for $50 and save $300 on the changeover price!) AFAIK these are the main bits and even they arent extremely too high priced so where does everyone get the 7g+ conversion prices from?? assuming u got the box and motor for 7-8g....

well thats it...u have 7-8 grand of parts and 5-6 for engine box..u add it up there is many other things tho like custom radiator, brake up grade, tailshaft, tune, extractors aint 600 mate and rest of exhaust.. it adds up..not to mention mod plates and rego

i wanna drop an LS7 into a HQ Monaro someday, or possibly an early 80s Trans Am ahhh, dreams. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by lwardy well thats it...u have 7-8 grand of parts and 5-6 for engine box..u add it up there is many other things tho like custom radiator, brake up grade, tailshaft, tune, extractors aint 600 mate and rest of exhaust.. it adds up..not to mention mod plates and rego where did 7-8g come from?? them conversion bits i listed add up to roughly 2500, and thats all the worst prices too, im sure u can do better if u negotiate and shop hard... id say on top of having the box and transmission allow 3g or so and youll be right.