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Originally Posted by spaztikatik
shout the advice dudes
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Well, from what I see the LS2 Crate does NOT come with a wireharness or computer. You will have to get a LS1 harness and adapt as well as a computer plus programming. Factor another $1K into the project because of this, and as much as $1,500 depending on what prices (new/used) you get on the harness, computer, and tuning (tuning can be as much as $450 a shot).
Although the LS2 rocks out at 400 ponies, you can still grab up a 98 or so F body LS1 with donor harness/computer, etc, and slap on a set of SLP or other heads/cam, etc. and blow the LS2 numbers off the chart with far less $$$ and it looks the same at a glance under the hood.
Why should you do this? The Gen III and IV motor weighs about 200 less pounds than a standard SBC. That alone is awesome. They will make power that the standard SBC can't make without super radical parts that result in poor driveability.
Launching into one of these things is not done without much thought and consideration. Speed costs...how much do you want to spend? I prefer to look at it as Coolness Costs...how far are you willing to expand your boundries????
I say GO FOR IT!