Old school LS2 crate engine - Lateral-g Forums

thedude327 · #1 03-16-2010, 07:17 AM

Found this while browsing over at pace performance's website and it looked interesting. Is anyone here at Lateral-g using something like this? Any thoughts on doing a swap like this??

Thanks for any input
Paul

http://paceperformance.com/index.asp...&ProdID=225248

**GregWeld** · #2 03-16-2010, 08:02 AM

DUDE....

You can do this to any LS motor you find... EDELBROCK makes a couple different "CARB" manifolds for the LSx motors and they have a controller for the coils...

Chevrolet also offers carb manifolds and a could of 'carbed' LSx motors. Way kool old skool. They were supposed to offer a carbed LSx 454 -- 620hp version but it hasn't hit the streets yet last I checked.

WILWAXU · #3 03-16-2010, 08:15 AM

That's a pretty cool, complete setup.

**tones2SS** · #4 03-16-2010, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Chevrolet also offers carb manifolds and a could of 'carbed' LSx motors. Way kool old skool. They were supposed to offer a carbed LSx 454 -- 620hp version but it hasn't hit the streets yet last I checked.

I know. I'm waiting to see some reviews on that bad boy carbed LSx 454. It was "supposed" to be out last October, I believe.

hifi875 · #5 03-16-2010, 09:33 AM

i am running a 5.3 ls carbd on my 69. runs great.

**tones2SS** · #6 03-17-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by hifi875

i am running a 5.3 ls carbd on my 69. runs great.

Nice looking car/engine bay. Any more pics on another thread?

(I don't want to hijack THEDUDE's thread here.)

gearheads78 · #7 03-17-2010, 11:33 AM

I just can't see a Chevy with the distributor in the front. That ruins it for me.

98ssnova · #8 03-16-2010, 09:40 AM

I like but the price seems a littel high for a carb or am I wrong?

70rs · #9 03-16-2010, 11:56 AM

There is a LQ9 with a carb and dizzy going in a second gen here. 1970CamaroRS is the owner.

The price on it does seem high for a carb motor but it is a new LS2, dist set up, carb, intake and all acc. I am sure if it was all priced separatley it would be a bit more. And if you add in all the extras needed to use the EFI it is still cheaper to use the carb version. (when comparing new to new)

thedude327 · #10 03-16-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 70rs

There is a LQ9 with a carb and dizzy going in a second gen here. 1970CamaroRS is the owner.

The price on it does seem high for a carb motor but it is a new LS2, dist set up, carb, intake and all acc. I am sure if it was all priced separatley it would be a bit more. And if you add in all the extras needed to use the EFI it is still cheaper to use the carb version. (when comparing new to new)

That is the same thing I was thinking. Adding up the dist. cover intake and front drive plus the engine didn't seem too bad. I would prefer this crate engine setup using the LS3 with GMPP's Hot cam.I'd bet that a Hot cammed LS3 would produce close to 500hp/tq numbers. I wonder if pace would consider doing that as a crate package? I'll have to call em' and find out. This package does seem like it would get you on the road pretty quick though.

Paul