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How much would it cost just for all the needed parts 2 swap the ls1?

KaoticFdR1

$100,000,000,000


























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2MCHPWR

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http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/partsMainFDRX7.htm

mightymite

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hinson will do it for around 9k with out the engine and trans cost

HRforsale

$6,500 to 9,000 for a LS1 pending on mileage and parts used. That's a DIY build using the Hinson kit.

photopaintball

Its going to cost you 3-15k depending on the engine mostly

jimlab

True, but 2MCHPWR can probably give you a good idea of how much you'll spend after Hinson gets done with the car to fix all the issues that are still remaining...

Since core LS1 engines and transmissions vary relatively little in price these days (unless you're buying new direct from GM or a dealership), the final cost will depend more on how much of the swap you can do yourself, how much of your existing equipment you can sell to recover some of the cost, and how complete the donor engine and transmission are (wiring harness, ECM, etc.).

There are several threads on this forum and on Torque Central outlining the cost of the swap, including an itemized list posted by Drewman/Wingsfan, I believe.

digitalsolo

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I think Drew killed his posts there when you did, didn't he?

Regardless, there are several threads itemizing the costs, but as alluded to in this thread, it can vary wildly depending on what you want to do; some have done it for a couple thousand dollars and fabricated most of the stuff themselves, others, like Jim, have went all out and done everything the "right" way, and have substantially more invested.

I think Jimlab is a little over three thousand invested now, right Jim?

jimlab

Yes, most of them, but I think he posted the same information on this forum.

Just a little.

peachykeenwight

About the cost of rebuilding/porting/tuning/doing up one rotary engine pretty nicely.

What kind'a '7 is this going in to? Because certain things like drivelines can suffer from the torque of LS1s (or any V8 swap) and need upgrading depending on the model.

If you have the patience and ability (and possibly money depending on how "well" you do the swap), in my opinion, I'd do it. Why not?

Fattony

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Im doing the swap my self and frabrication so far
Turbo II $1800
Whole Carmaro $5000 The car was stolen and striped the owner put in another engine trans and misc parts to get it running but couldnt get a title so I got lucky. it has 60k on the engine.
Mount kit $400
poly bushings $100
coilovers $1200
Drive shaft $300
Radiator$300
Custom exhaust Made it my self with the existing exhaust
wire harness working on it my self with a friend
speedo calibrator $300
Rims with tires 8" in front 9" $650 with tires
Total so far $10050 but I still have alot of thing to sellfrom the fc and camaro so its going to be around $7500 to do the whole swap

Im sure Im missing some thing but yeah its not a cheap swap by any means alot of time went in to it Ill post up pics when I get a chance.

rajahFD

That's a lot.
goddam.. That's even more lol

jic

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i bought almost every little fitting and screw for my swap...so far its been down to 7-8k total
thats not including the y pipe and the exhaust which is still a good amount left to buy

Henessey

a used ls1 block should not run you ALL much at all. you can buy whole ls1 cars under 10k nowadays.

Fattony

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I priced the radiator high it was about 250 shipped my error, but the speedo calibrator was 300 because the ls is a digi speedo while the RX is analog so the conversion is 300.

showoff

iam right around 17k including price of a roller, but if i were to keep it completely stock i think it can b done for mayb 14k depending on how much u find a shell 4

rajahFD

Dakota Digital is all you need. It's 80 bucks.

jimlab

The Dakota Digital SGI-5 will not convert a mechanical speedo output to work with an electronic gauge...

rajahFD

Hmm.. I thought that's how it worked since everyone uses it along with their swap..

jimlab

In FDs...

No conversion is required to interface with an FD's electronic speedometer, other than recalibration using a Dakota Digital SGI-5 or Granatelli GranSpeedo. FCs, on the other hand, have a mechanical speedometer and require a conversion box like the one below which cost about $300. The alternative is to convert the T56 to mechanical output using a JTR modified tailhousing for about $350.

rajahFD

orale thanks