1992 Camaro v6 to v8 Lt1 Swap (Start to Finish)

My camaro was an all original 3.1L from 1992 with about 280xxx miles on it, so I decided to do the obvious and put a 350ci in it, but i didn't want it to be just another 350 swap and i didn't have much money so i found an LT1 out of a '96 Chevy that had spun a bearing. It took a while and was a pain in the butt, but it was well worth it. I still have many more things to do but its finally getting close.

[@CSXT8250]

Nice project. LT1 was a real good choice. Looks like it moves with ease.

[@78gagta78]

I had a 96 Trans Am WS6 Ram Air & 6 speed manual, with a Borla adjustable catback at full open and a few other bolt ons, man that car flew, I kept up in a race with an ls Vett, my car had 5 people plus me and the tires would still just spin into third gear, and the sound was amazing, sounded line a boat starting up and at wot or under load it sounded like a 70s muscle car, that's with stock exhaust manifolds & cats, Basically I'm saying the LS & newer LT's are great engines but just cost more for everything to do swap and some turn out amazing, but the 90s LT1 was the last of the traditional sbc and with some mods can be as or more powerful than an LS, My cars have only been TA's from 77 to 96 and a few trucks, I had to sell my 87 GTA for nothing to pay property taxs, I prefer the 82-92 body and really want a 91-92 TA or GTA convertible, had hard & t-tops but never sat in or saw in person a convertible, the 92 is the tightest third gen meaning less squeaks & rattles, and with sone brake/suspension/subframe mods I want to do a 96 Corvette Grand Sport LT4 6speed swap, just some head/intake porting - a throttle body - good longtube headers - a daily driver cam - Borla adjustable (like on my 96) catback - a coil per cylinder ignition and definitely a 96-97 WS6 style ram air hood with a working ram air box/filter, not the most powerful but I don't care what anyone else is driving or how fast they are, I just want to hear a killer American V8 6sp combo and go fast when I hit the gas

[@newnametrading]

I love coming across these videos , great job man ! you are inspiring A lot of us

[@timothyari9528]

Instablaster...

[@UndergroundTrev]

I clicked on this because I was like, "who the hell swaps in an LT1 anymore!?" Haha. But if you're swapping it into an V6 chassis and for $600 you can't go wrong! I agree with the decision to top it off with a carburetor too. The LT1 injection system wasn't terrible, but it really wasn't a massive improvement over TPI either. I rebuilt the 305 in my IROC and replaced the TPI in favor of a carb. Nice project you have!

[@havikgilm2121]

bro u sound ignorant as he'll bandwagon ass bro I stay swap lt1 it's all preference goof ball

[@UndergroundTrev]

+Sincere Belton WTF is bandwagon about anything I just said? Troll. Learn how to form a sentence and spell before calling someone ignorant.

[@solairethesunbro2979]

UndergroundTrev LT1s are badass

[@markrich3271]

I think going with a 0411 ecm true mpfi / coil over plug ignition is a better idea than carb personally.

[@SEPHICHI420]

UndergroundTrev- Ever heard of a budget swap genius? ls motors cant be touched for under 5k right now. LT1 can still be cheap tho. Get a LT1 block from a chevy truck for $500, swap the heads, cams and a few other things and your pushng 300-400 RWHP all day for a few thousand bucks. Try ACTUALLY knowing about gm cars before spewing your ingorance.

[@323youngstudent9]

I need a video how to rewire it all I need help?

[@SenseiSushiMOJO]

All the cars are nice. Roadmaster, town car and the camaro!

[@Rosinronin]

how much did this swap cost I'm doing something similar myself

[@adamweaver6351]

These motors have such a bad reputation but they shouldn't. They are awesome motors for the money and I think it's great to see you put an lt1 in this car instead of an ls.

[@adamweaver6351]

@Vend Master exactly. Optis arent much of an issue anymore, and with regular oil changes you can get 200,000 miles easy.

[@TehKneegrowplease]

@@adamweaver6351 what did he say? I’m doing a 96 Lt1 camaro swap in my bird and heard the opti sucks

[@yamahaxs6501]

THE WHEELS! I have never seen another set of those, except the ones I had on my 84 Camaro. Sadly parted ways with them after I totalled the car and one was bent up so badly it couldn't be saved. Looked for years for one to complete the set. Mine were 15x8 picked up at a swap meet back in 1991. great job on the car, by the way!

[@badsanta518]

I had an LT1 in a 68 chevy c10. That thing was a beast. Mine was a 94. The optispark was a real pain though.

[@vettesthebest]

Going back in time with a carburetor setup on that Lt1. Technology is frowning down on you

[@7erDave]

Alex Paz That may be so but my wallet was very happy with the decision.

[@Gr81king]

You did a great job bro

[@7erDave]

Thanks man! I couldn't have done it without help from all my friends of course! And they were sure glad when I was all done, just because they didn't have to spend late nights and all their free time at my place anymore!

[@Chewie374]

just a fuel regulator & 700r transmission and rear end axle. What the drive shaft? Or the gaugages? What size of carburater?

[@eddiedominguez7055]

if you want to keep a/c bowers race shop has lt1 relocation bracket kit i installed it on my 82 z28 with a lt1 5.7

[@jessicawells5145]

I'm being told the LT-1 is its on animal. Has to has a special intake cause of the angel of the intake bolts,been told the distributor is a problem, mine is from a 92 vette an looks way different than yours with the intake off.

[@Oldsmokey1]

With the correct wheels and steering wheel the car would look a lot better.

[@TheSheldon19]

I think you would have enjoyed this car with the original fuel injection system and used the 4l60e trans

[@7erDave]

+sheldon lorraine this is very true but when i bought this engine its was only the block and it was easiest and quickest to do it with a carb and an older style trans. i do wish i had spent more time and money on the conversion but as it was it seemed to take forever.

[@michaelcarver7772]

U got sub frame connectors? You'll twist that body of u don't

[@nicotoscani8270]

Very cool. Nice job.

[@erinbarnes6278]

the 95 engine does have a vortec v2 super and crane cam hi fire ignition and all the wiring im not sure will work with the third gen. advice will greatly help thanks

[@7erDave]

Erin Barnes you'll need that harness from the donor car along with the computer and the harness from the original car that you're swapping the engine into to. Also you'll need a lot of wiring diagrams, test lights, and wire connectors.

[@bradleyryan1230]

Hey i got a 86 camaro berlinetta with a 2.8l v6 and 4 speed automatic tranny and was wondering if i could put a 350 v8 from a 67 nova that had a 4 speed automatic transmission in it inside my camaro.would the 350 work with my transmission or do i need to swap bell housings or will it not work at all with my transmission? I got a fuel pressure regulator to run carbs and know that the motor fit in the engine bay but need advice on the rest

[@charlie4339]

I’m actually getting ready to do a swap. How did you know which wires you didn’t need was there a wire diagram?

[@chicano_travels]

Got an 89 firebird and a lt1 with a 700r4 almost complete in my backyard. I didnt know you can go carburator in that engine ! Its been sitting for a year now... oh welp

[@cj599]

Lt1 is very similar to a vortec 350 you can use a carb intake on a lt1 just like the tbi and sbc engines

[@wyattcheetham8869]

Ever figure out an exact power number im shooting for a mid 300 to the ground but my current motor makes less than 100 I guarantee it so im kinda curious what the feels like difference is

[@RiggsGaming]

the rear ends of the v6 and v8s are the exact same, the only dif is the v6 had a better ratio for performance anyway..

[@1980sSinaloense]

Do you remember what size tires you were running in the front and back ?! I know they’re 15 inch rims but cant figure out if those tires are 235/60

[@erinbarnes6278]

im going to put a 95 lt1 from a camaro into my 87 iroc ho bad was the wiring to do nd whate extra did you need to buy?. I grabbed all the wiring and ecm from the 95 was that enough?

[@FlizedEcchiMaster]

What's your part list for this all in all. I have a 90 rs with same motor I bought for $300 and want to make a street rod with an lt1 with a 4l60 for $700 I'm gonna fuel inject it since it comes with all the harness and ecm fuses etc. Where did you get your mounts? What mods to the k member did you make

[@solairethesunbro2979]

I wanna get that louver for my Z!

[@chemicalspore]

Beautiful

[@kingtut7015]

Did you have to change the transmission?

[@ianmarkey9434]

Could you possibly tell me everything you had to do I have and 85 firebird things situation 2.8 six cylinder fuel injected and I'm also looking at doing a LT1 swap to it. So if you could give me some details of what I'm going to need to do and get I would greatly appreciate it

[@TehKneegrowplease]

Have you started?

[@ianmarkey9434]

@@TehKneegrowplease Yes. I have a 6.0 in the cradle. Need to get a wiring harness and computer. Then I need to decide on the transmission.

[@TehKneegrowplease]

@@ianmarkey9434 oh you didn’t do the lt1, what motor mounts you use

[@BACKLASH856]

If it would be to much of a hassle for you then don't do it... But could you write a list of what you did so I could know exactly what to do when I do a swap in my 1992 with the 3.1. If you cant then what was the wiring you had to do?

[@7erDave]

Things I did: 1. Wiring - All I did to wire this was take the original wiring to the alternator, a/c compressor, pump steering pump pressure switch(can't remember if i did actually keep it), oil pressure switch, coolant temperature sensor, and the wires to the distributor (the distributor had some work done with running the original power and ground to it along with the original GREEN wire for the TACH, you need the wire to plug it into the HEI setup if you want the TACH to work on the dash, most people miss this and complain that it doesn't work). On all or most of these components you must change the pigtails to them so all the new components will plug in. I had to run a power wire to the electronic choke on the carb from the fuse box. All other wires to the sensors and fuel injectors were cut and disregarded. Then pull the SERVICE ENGINE SOON light bulb from the instrument cluster so it will not be on all the time. 2. Fuel - The fuel was sorta complicated at first but once you know what to do it is extremely simple. All fuel injected cars have high pressure fuel pumps for the injectors, this is not so for a carburetor (if you want a carb setup), about 45 PSI (F.I.) vs. about 6-8 PSI (carb). To get the pressure where it needs to be one must get a fuel pressure regulator from a parts store ( Jegs or Summit, or something of that nature). Once you get this you must cut the rubber line in the engine compartment ( the original lines the have fittings on both sides), cut them so you have a good amount of rubber hosing still attached to the car and not the part the will get taken off. There are two lines, the smaller of the two is the feed line and the larger is the return line. Hook them to the regulator so the feed line is on the inlet and the return line is on the side that drains the excess back to the tank (generally on the bottom side) and the last nozzle of the regulator (opposite of the inlet) goes to the carburetor's fuel inlet (on this portion of the hosing I put in a inline fuel pressure gauge (from Jegs). You can now regulate it to what PSI you carb calls for. 3. Suspension/ Mounting - The coil springs should be changed up front to prepared for the extra weight and better performance of the car to keep it from bottoming out over every bump. When the springs are out you are going to NEED TO CHANGE where you motor mounts are placed. The Camaro/ Firebirds & Trans ams all come with the motor mount holes predrilled for both the V8 and V6, do you will either move them forwards or backwards about an inch to the other set of holes that are drilled in the subframe. All other components such as steering and sway bar and shocks and brakes I left all the same as the 6 cylinder ones (my car drives just fine and handles well despite the fact the I did not upgrade them). You will need a driveshaft from a V8 car (can easily be gotten from Craigslist or a local junkyard for cheap). And finally you can keep the V6's original transmission mount. 4. Accessory Setup & Transmission You need to get the accessories for the engine that you are buying (obviously), you can't you the V6's setup. NOW BE AWARE!, not all setups fit, most do, but make sure the one you get works for the space, On LT1's the setup from the Corvette drops right in, but the setups from the LT1 Camaro's will require some moving or the lower subframe if you want the compressor to fit. Most truck setups will work as well I believe. As far as the transmission, you need one that is larger to fit the wide V8, the bell housings are different. When buying a transmission, DO NOT BUY a 4L60E (E means electronic), this will require a change in wiring and your ECM. Just buy a good 700R4 from another V8 Camaro/Firebird/Trans am so it will fit in without change and you will also have the correct gearing and shift points for a performance car. ** If I have forgotten anything, or if you have more questions just send me another message; I'm always willing to help fellow F-Body enthusiasts. Besides, this is all easily doable, I did this while going to college and working full time at 19 years old (20 now though).**

[@BACKLASH856]

I have the 5 Speed trans... But if I was to go to my local junkyard pull a 350 car engine out of another thirdgen ( This one is throttle body) Would my trans and clutch bolt right up? Id like to keep my car a 5 speed.

[@7erDave]

Trevor Collins No the trans will not hook up, the bell housing size are different for the v6 and v8 engines. But you can get any 5 speed from a v8 car and it should fit, from any 305 or 350 engines, but make sure you get the correct flywheel for the ENGINE AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION, if you don't get the correct flywheel then the engine will not be balanced. You said this engine you are going to pull is a throttle body? If so are you going to keep that and not do a carb? If you are you got to look up the specs for fuel pressure from the fuel pump to the injection and make sure they're the same for both engines if you want it to run right. Also if you're keeping the injection you should take as much wiring as you can from the donor car in order to make the sensors work for the computer controlled fuel system. Speaking of that you need the computer from that car and you might as well take the whole wiring harness as well and just use the whole thing as compared to chopping up the old one, if you do this it will save you from a ton of headaches.

[@BACKLASH856]

I Might just do carb on that engine so I wont run throttle body.. Ill prefer carb'd cause it is a lot less of a hassle..

[@7erDave]

Trevor Collins Sounds like a good idea, besides theres not much power that can be gained from TBI, now if it was the TPI that would be a different story. Anyways good luck with the swap and try to post some videos of it, I be it will be pretty cool. Especially when you're done with it, it will be cool to see what you've done.

[@2000136496]

Why not EFI?

[@cj599]

Has a lean pop or header/manifold exhaust leak

[@chaselangs1896]

what kind of headers are you running? stock manifolds and y pipe or something aftermartet?

[@mxlman26]

Why carburetor?, Im jst want to swap that for an lt1 EFi or an 5.3ls

[@CarolinaHustler]

i would love to know the blueprint on how you made that work. How much cost?

[@1989camarors1]

Hey love the car was wondering what intake you used that is compatible with the lt1 heads and the throttle/trans cable bracket

[@7erDave]

+colin jones Its a custom intake bought from Jegs.com, its the LT1 carb intake with a distributor hole in the rear. The throttle Bracket is just a generic one picked up from Jegs.com as well.

[@truejdm112]

how much did you spend bro i got a 87 rs i whant to swap

[@cooperswope5402]

what headers did you use

[@user-yz1fl3tz9n]

Hello my ? Is did you swap the rear differential or just the gears?

[@7erDave]

Neither, both were left in stock form.

[@user-yz1fl3tz9n]

@@7erDave ok great

[@Metalmuffin]

I got a free 3rd Gen camaro and wanna put a V6 or smaller in it but I've never done a engine swap. So what kind of engines can I use? Front wheel drive car engines would not work right?

[@ponchoz5365]

Metal Muffin go home bruh

[@sonofkami]

jarmal webb ha

[@ColdVsIce]

Why the hell would you want a v6 in a F-body camaro?

[@AngelDjay]

I have a 91 RS camaro , the 3.1 motor is worn out but I got hold of a 5.7 1982 motor , I heard you say the bell housing does not fit between your 3.1 and 5.7 , is that the case with all the 5.7 and 3.1 motors.

[@7erDave]

yes, the engines are different physical sizes. just find a donor vehicle that has a v8 and steal the trans from it. A car would be best since the trucks seem to have different servo's for the shift points and its not great for a sporty drive.

[@johniesmith7672]

Did you have to change the motor mounts

[@2000136496]

How much fab went into the engine mounts? And was there much conversion or was it plug and play?

[@concordsst]

stock 3rd gen engine mounts will work with mounting holes on lt1

[@alansnowden1247]

Jared C. Use the mount off a v8 camaro to put on the v6 mount are that well work fine

[@richardresendez2325]

What’s causing the check engine to stay on?

[@larry3760able]

What did u have to do for tha distributer its in tha front before installing tha intake and carb how tha work and wat changes where made

[@7erDave]

Just the after market intake was all that was needed, the hole in the intake allows for the distributor to drop right in, no other modifications were needed other then wiring.

[@autorulette6578]

Hello mate! well I have a third gen camaro V6, i need to know if you change the oil pan and what kind did you used, and if is there no problem I would like to know if you use any relocate kit for the alternator and AC, many thanks! regards

[@7erDave]

Pablo Hernandez I believe I used the oil pan that came with the engine, I did not buy an aftermarket one... it was from a mid 90’s caprice I think. And for the alternator and a/c I did do a relocation kit. The compressor mounts down low and the alternator up top, the kit was a factory setup from a late 80’s early 90’s corvette that had that setup from the factory.

[@autorulette6578]

@@7erDave Many thanks! you rock! well I going to put my hands to work, long live to third gen Camaros, best regards my friend!

[@AngelDjay]

Another question , do you have to change the engine mounts , on the fords over here they had different size legs that bolted to the engine mounts , are the chevy mounts universal or different size for each engine.

[@7erDave]

The mounts i got were generic chevy mounts for a 350 v8 that would've come in this body style car. They are the same as the car's original mounts i believe. The only difference was the mount location on the frame rail. The 6 cylinder cars mounted in a position a little forward or back than the v8 cars did. The holes are predrilled so i just moved the new mounts into the other position. As for a standard 350 to a lt1, the engine mounts are generic for the chevy v8's.

[@AngelDjay]

@@7erDave It took me 3 years to get hold of the engine , it has no brackets so a Guy from New York is sending me the engine mount brackets , we can get hold of parts for new American cars easily but old American cars near impossible , I have found 3 transmission , 2 need a full rebuild but they should fit the 3rd is in mint condition but from an olds mobile , the Guy thinks it should fit my engine , after I have got a transmission then I will have to find a torque converter for the transmission , If it was not for people like you it would be impossible to do anything with the car Thanks for all the help.

[@cj599]

Third gens us a low bracket on the driver and a taller on passenger side

[@fbody23100]

probably a major improvement over the v6 but seems a little weak for a stock lt1? gotta watch out for some of those non fbodys lt1 some are called baby lt1's cuz they are 4.3l v8s that look identical to the lt1.

[@7erDave]

no it was the 5.7 by the numbers on the block, it was weak but then it came alive truly when i eventually put a holley carb on it, i was never able to stay on the throttle all the way without the carb cutting out badly, what was on there was a completely junked quagrajet with an edlebrock rebuild tag.

[@belo-zerolt-180]

Shut up dude this is a lt1

[@fbody23100]

+Terryn Willard ????? who tried to say it wasn't a lt1?

[@belo-zerolt-180]

Sorry I meant this is a big boy lt1 not a baby lt1

[@d.j.9961]

LT1 ISNT BAD! coulda, woulda, shoulda, punched the lt1 out a bit b4 installation.

[@TehKneegrowplease]

What you think he should’ve done with it? I’m going to swap a 96 camaro Lt1 in my bird

[@Kingsec10]

How did you get the v6 tach to work?

[@7erDave]

Thats easy, its a green wire that originally went to the stock distributor in a bundle, you cut the wire and put a female plug on it and then plug it into the cap of your HEI distributor, it will read pretty accurately from there.

[@salafiathari2049]

Nice love it! What cam are you running?

[@7erDave]

stock cam

[@miguelcontreras192]

I have a 1992 rs v8 but I want to put a faster engine but thats somewhat compatible with that transmission it has ..

[@alphylopez702]

Ls swap it

[@chicano_travels]

Where you get that cover for the dashboard? I can't find it anywhere

[@2000136496]

Hawksthirdgen.com

[@johng539]

You done an amazing job on it, but unfortunately the car is not running properly at all, u can hear that it's starving it self, the car needs a good dyno tune and a chip to it, or a costum computer to make her run right, sounds like only 200hp at most, or a hi 16 to mid 16's in the 1/4 mile, get a tune and u can do low to hi 13's all day long, your tack will get worst and worst too until it shops because of thr resister in the cluster tack, not made to made to handle that much spark, best bet get a fuel inj or go to holly and have it injected it's worth it, only less then 1k with harness at most and painless wire harness is better with the set up, just plug and play, but all and all I love it and she's clean..... John Iroc z parts and performance Houston tx

[@7erDave]

+John g Well I do realize at the time of this video that it wasn't fully finished, though if you look some of my later videos of it I got it all sorted out and complete a 1400 mile road trip with it getting 17-19 mpg. Not the fastest but it sure was good by the time i sold it about a year after this video was taken

[@timramich]

+John g I thought it was carbureted...

[@7erDave]

+Tim Ramich this camaro was/ is carb'd. Stock quadrajet from a late 80's camaro

[@magman271]

How did you wire up your alternator? I can't get mines to charge.

[@7erDave]

I had the same problem for a while, but i used the camera's original wiring diagrams and the new engine's wiring diagram and then took the new alternator's wire pigtail and spliced it into the original wiring harness on the car putting power to ignition, battery and then ground.

[@mathewrainey6368]

did you need to change the camshaft because of the optispark?

[@7erDave]

+Mathew Rainey No i used the original cam, it still has the gears on the back to drive the oil pump so a generic distributor will work just fine. all you need is an intake for the lt1 that has the hole in the back for the distributor.

[@elgrifon1]

How much did you spend on the whole swap?

[@lyonardbell1673]

a friend of mine is doing the same swap but have some problem to get a headers that fit in there can some one pls help me

[@7erDave]

The LT1 engine has the same exhaust setup as any chevy 350ci, so a set of headers that are made for the original 350ci engine that would've come in the car originally will work perfectly fine. I think i bought a set of Headman Headers for mine.

[@stormwickham1675]

Do you need to modify wiring?

[@evan_six7]

with the swap does the check engine light always stay on or does it just need some fine tuning?

[@7erDave]

I went from the fuel injected V6 setup to a carbureted V8 and am running without most of the sensors so the check engine light was always on until I removed its light bulb from the instrument cluster.

[@marcusdavis6809]

What sensors u not using

[@2001TahoeBorlaRacelineXR1]

hey look Dave, my brother and I are going to do a similar project. we're taking a 2.8 Firebird and gonna do just like you did I guess, but my question is, did you have to go through the PCM or did you just bypass that?

[@7erDave]

bypassed all that

[@TehKneegrowplease]

Harley have you finished yet? I too have a 89 firebird 2.8 wanting to put Lt1 in

[@moralesarmando5071]

Hiw much did u spend total!?

[@GigaMuffin]

How long did it take all together?

[@alissahubbard2412]

what brackets did you use for your alternator ? to be on the opposite side ?

[@7erDave]

I used a factory bracket setup from a 90's corvette that had the LT1, they were the only model to have the brackets on that side of the engine.

[@alissahubbard2412]

how did you block off the omni spark on the timing cover , our lt1 came out of a 93 firebird just trying to find more parts to be able to run it we knoe we need the intake but what about the timing plate block off is our main concern

[@7erDave]

Alissa Hubbard you don't need a block off plate, just leave the optispark in when you switch over to a distributor. I doesn't harm anything to leave it in and just not hook it up, it act as a block off plate itself. And you can find the intake you're looking for on Jegs.com, thats where i got mine at.

[@alissahubbard2412]

David Senn what year specific corvette did the bracket come off of

[@7erDave]

any year brackets that had the 90's LT1 engines in there from the factory

[@mxlman26]

Why not fuel injection?

[@redman58fla]

Why wouldn’t that trans have fit if it came out the iroc and it was stock it should have fit

[@7erDave]

redman58fla the stock engine was the 3.1L v6, so the stock trans wouldn’t work with a v8 application. I eventually went through 3 transmission with the last one being rebuilt by a shop so it’d actually work right. I ended up with a 700r4 from a pickup and swapped in a corvette servo to get the shift points correct.

[@redman58fla]

David Senn any new videos on this car

[@elgrifon1]

How much did you spend on the swap?

[@juggalo450]

You need stick a muffler on it doing alot of back fire

[@cj599]

Muffler has nothing to due with backfireing

[@cj599]

Did use the thirdgen clamshell engine mounts shorter one goes on driver side

[@chopshopboiz]

what ac compressor did you use ... i seen how you mounted it

[@7erDave]

I used the one stock from the late model c4 corvettes

[@chopshopboiz]

And it mounted to the ac compressor like thatt

[@7erDave]

+James Dawnson yup, that's completely Stock... They're were mounted completely in a different way then all other lt1's because the corvette's engine bay is smaller than all other fm vehicles that had it.

[@chopshopboiz]

Oh ok i gotcha now... Thanks alot

[@7erDave]

+James Dawnson no problem, glad the video helped a little bit... If it did.

[@Scrapmaro.garage]

Every set of louvers I have seen for sale dont look good. What louvers do you have on your Camaro

[@laellrosay4491]

Where do I get mounts ????

[@cj599]

Same as any other 305 350 or big block mounts

[@Jgrant1105]

What wheels are those? Nice car.

[@7erDave]

Jonathan Grant I got them with the car so I don't know much about them except that they were the Keystone brand. I sold that car about 6 months ago and got myself a cj7 and a porsche 944, but thanks anyway, it was pretty nice by the time that i sold it.

[@salihalomar160]

what is your fuel pump

[@7erDave]

Salih Alomar the stock fuel pump that was in the tank being used with an aftermarket regulator and a return line.

[@traythemechanic1421]

Has anyone ever done this swap I need some info

[@7erDave]

its like a regular 350 swap, nothing much to it thats different from other swaps.

[@DJGetMoney]

Do anyone know if a 1995 pontiac tran am computer and wiring harness will work with a 94-96 chevrolet impala lt1??

[@7erDave]

It should, they are the same engines and trans, the wiring to the dash might be different

[@sigersonholmes7758]

computer will have to be different on a 96 because of obd2. The 96 also has a crank sensor and I believe the 95 down did not

[@7erDave]

all depends on the year, true

[@davidfacio608]

Is this ca legal??

[@7erDave]

+David Facio It could be if you put the fuel injection back in it. You may even be able to pass it with the carb if you put some type of smog system on it. Though as it sits the car is not CA legal

[@sigersonholmes7758]

I don't live in CA. but I don't think it will pass with a carb. If I'm not mistaken you can not take any of the emissions off and the maf or map with the injection system should fall into that category.

[@7erDave]

it will pass as long as it meets the requirements set for the year of the vehicle itself. Now i am not accounting for the look test where they just check over the vehicle by looking it over instead of using a sniffer. I know that the city where i live it passed just fine, but its not like CA or other very strict cities with emissions regulations.

[@sigersonholmes7758]

+David Senn I thought removing the E.F.I would cause you not to pass since the LT1 came with it and the accompanying sensors like throttle position map and intake air control sensors, etc. I could be wrong just thinking that in 2010 they changed that the engine must retain all emission equipment.

[@7erDave]

+jamie buchanon as I stated before, the area I am in barely checks emissions at all, what I did to the car is illegal to run in heavily controlled emissions states I'm sure, but it really didn't matter to me one way or the other. As far as what the engine had on it originally, I'm not completely sure, this is because I bought this early 90's LT1 (I believe a 92 block) after it already had its carb conversion done. Which meant all wiring and sensors were already stripped away when I bought it.

[@budsodalsky]

boo - ruined it

[@idontknowsh..8612]

Did you have to change the harness?

[@zCLUTCHzx]

What engine mounts did you use?

[@ethanol-fb]

probably 2 years too late but i used s10 2.8 to sbc brackets for mine they work great and you can move the engine further back and inch or two

[@dillonbryant8777]

Which motor mounts did you use?

[@cj599]

Same as a 305 350 or 454