LS1, LS2 or..........for my 68 Camaro?

[randy]

what would be good book to read about LS engines and the best LS combo?

[Ron in SoCal]

Hey Bram - LS1 or 2s, doesn't much matter if you can attain your performance goals and within budget. Heck, a 5.3 can be found here for $500 and with heads and a cam can make 475 fwhp! LS1s are considered Gen 3 and LS2s Gen 4 architecture. Both are well supported by the aftermarket.

A good place to start is the stickies on PT:
http://www.pro-touring.com/forumdisp...-The-LSX-Forum

Also poke around on LS1tech.com. There's great info there! My personal choice would be a LS2 for the cubes with a throw some L92 heads and a cam and see 500hp+ all day long.

One thing to add to Rybar's comment is fuel system mods. There's lots of options there as well!

[John510]

LS1 is already 10 years old. Wired throttle. (Some people like this)

LS2 will give you drive by wire. Only difference between camaro and corvette engine is the front accessory setup and oilpan. Internally they are the same.

But yeah the drive by wire is the way to go. That being said you should save more $$$$ and go LS3. 6.2 vs 6.0 More torque and a tad more power.


All LS will install pretty much the same. No matter what LS engine you go with you will need all the swap parts like mounts, ECM, driveshaft, harness, oil pan that clears frame, front drive, etc. Those are the parts that add up quick.

It all really comes down to how much you want to spend.

[6D9 Matt]

Would $8-10k get you a turnkey LS3 setup for a 67-69 Camaro? Im hoping to go LS3 eventually... or maybe LS2 if I dont have the money for LS3.

[Bryan O]

Originally Posted by 6D9 Matt

Would $8-10k get you a turnkey LS3 setup for a 67-69 Camaro? Im hoping to go LS3 eventually... or maybe LS2 if I dont have the money for LS3.

http://www.turnkeyenginesupply.com/l...ck-v-8-470-hp/

http://www.turnkeyenginesupply.com/p...d8-480-HP.html

[John510]

Originally Posted by 6D9 Matt

Would $8-10k get you a turnkey LS3 setup for a 67-69 Camaro? Im hoping to go LS3 eventually... or maybe LS2 if I dont have the money for LS3.

I found a brand new LS3 crate on LS1 tech for 5K. Stainless headers are 1100, driveshaft 300, mounts are cheap, harness/pcm tune/and dbw parts were 800 from PSI

Search LS1 tech everyday and new crate motors show up every now and then for cheap.

[Moabdude]

Sounds good but how much does a total conversion cost?
Engine 5k and how much for the rest?
What is the rest? pulleys, wiring?

Thanks

[John510]

Originally Posted by Moabdude

Sounds good but how much does a total conversion cost?
Engine 5k and how much for the rest?
What is the rest? pulleys, wiring?

Thanks

See my post right above yours and I mentioned the costs of stuff. That is what I spent. You can go cheaper or more expensive its totally up to you. By that I mean you can get an AC bracket to move it higher and use the factory front drive(or just notch your sub) or you can buy an actual front drive kit like Wegner, Billet Specialties, etc. Wiring you can do it yourself or buy a premade harness. You can get cheaper headers off Ebay or buy ATS.

I did forget to mention my gas tank since I havent bought one yet. 400-1600$

Go on LS1 tech and STUDY. There is a conversions tab and posts where people get VERY detailed about whats needed. People are putting these motors in everything. Saw one in a new G35 coupe a while back.. Insane!

[Bryan O]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

My personal choice would be a LS2 for the cubes with a throw some L92 heads and a cam and see 500hp+ all day long.

[Simmo]

^^^^Good post.

Might be worth PM'ing daytonayallaz (Travis) instead of going with a random Craigslist buy. He moves a fair number of LS pull outs and every post I've read on here and PT.com cant speak highly enough of him and his after sales back-up.

You dont wana spend all that money on shipping a dud!