Cascade Crew

Spikeophant · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:03 am Post subject: Looking For LSx

Hey,

Anyone out there sees a totalled Vette, let me know, I'd prefer an LS7, but I'd take others too. I want an engine out of a Vette so it's all aluminum, I'd take a burned up GTO too though, or late 4th gen with an LS1. Finally talked the GF into letting me do the swap, but I need to get the parts for pretty cheap. I would prefer a whole burned up car to get stuff out of, but I'd take just an engine for the right price. Keep your eyes out for me!

izcain · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Looking For LSx

Spikeophant · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:40 am Post subject:

Cheap is a relative term... I mean cheap for a burned up, or totalled Vette. Looking for 4k or less. Car MUST be a total, or I'll just end up rebuilding it, and I don't need another project.

RSFreak · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject:

Recently saw an article in Super Chevy where they went to a junkyard (in California) and there were wrecked 'Vettes, LS1s, and L98s just laying around all over the place! Its rare to even find a 305 in a yard around here much less anything of a performance nature! Sad

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:39 pm Post subject:

Spikeophant · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:52 am Post subject:

I've seen a burned up one for pretty cheap around here, guy wrecked it and it caught fire, burned to the ground. Engine and trans would have been good, but I wasn't seriously looking when I saw it, wish I was now. It was 5k. Had a manual, everything I would have needed. Although, I suppose, the block could be wasted in that scenario.

iansane · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:14 am Post subject:

And if it's a vett, you're not going to want to use that transmission without some SERIOUS modification. Smile

Spikeophant · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:39 am Post subject:

What's up with the Vette trans? I don't really know that much technically about new cars, I'm a classic car builder for the most part. This Camaro is kinda my learner for new technology I'm not familiar with.

iansane · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:51 am Post subject:

The vette uses the same "basic" transmission but it's mounted directly to the differential at the back of the car. So it's Motor>clutch>trans>driveshaft>diff in your camaro but Motor>clutch>driveshaft>trans>diff in a vette. The easiest to directly swap would be an fbody. Everything else you start needing different oilpans, acc systems, trans, shifters, intakes, etc.

Spikeophant · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:54 am Post subject:

That could be a fun project, I have 5 cars, so I am sure I could drive something else for a year or so while I do the swap, provided I can even find a totalled out vette to get an ls7 from. Maybe I'll start with an ls1, and build it up, then in 5 years or so, look for an ls7.

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Looking For LSx

flea · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:51 pm Post subject:

LS7 pfft.

Thats like looking for an iron duke.

This is what you need.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/NAL-19201990

Spikeophant · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:54 am Post subject:

That would be awesome...now to start saving change to buy one.

flea · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:19 am Post subject:

I have my plan all figured out for buying one.

I will save to buy a house. The wife unit will agree to a house sooner than she will a $23,000 engine for my $1300 car.

Second make above minimum mortgage payments for a few years while waiting for the housing market to turn around.

Third blow up all three hundred and five cubic inches of my current motor.

Fourth cash in some of that equity on the house and with a tear in my eye after having just lost the engine in my poor car explain that I need a new one, but its OK cause small block chevys are plentiful and cheap. Cool

Spikeophant · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:21 am Post subject:

Haha! I like it. My plan is probably build my 76 280Z with a 350 in it, actually, on my thread for my other car, in the background of my engine pics, you can see a built 350 hangin out on a stand, I think I'll stick in that Z, sell it, and use the funds to make the Camaro really fing fast. Very Happy

That Z has been sitting since I was 17, it got me in a lot of trouble....and my buddy I bought it from before me.

flea · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:33 am Post subject:

when I wrote that, I was really thinking SBC are a dime a dozen.

If thats true then this 23k would buy approx. 2.76 million 305s and I have to think worth every penny of it.

Spikeophant · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:40 am Post subject:

You can get power like an LS out of a standard 350. I have a buddy that has a box van my dad and I are painting. He's got a 350 for it we had dyno'd after building that puts 650 down at the crank, natrually aspirated. It does have a custom ground cam in it though. I'm headed out to the shop on Sunday, I'll see if I can get specs on that cam, etc, in case anyone is intersted. I'm pretty sure the cam was from Crane. Not 100% on that though. What's funny about that engine, and van, is it's a work van, not even to haul his cars around. He plans to drive it daily for work, should be interesting. This guy had an Isuzu diesel box van he decided was too slow and propane injected, blew it up the first time he hit the switch. That thing was not a very fun rebuild....

RSFreak · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:43 am Post subject:

ChrisB · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:11 pm Post subject:

Other than wanting all aluminum, why not do a 5.3 or 6.0 build? Easy to find, LSx parts are compatible, makes great power like all lsx motors, cheap and did I mention easy to find?

Spikeophant · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject:

I hadn't really thought about one of those.. I'll investigate.