Gauges don't work in v6 to v8 swap...

**allbaugh_04** · 03-16-2011, 07:44 AM

My friend is looking at a camaro 93-97 and the gauges don't work. Could be a sign someone cut some corners, but what would need to be done?

It had the v6 but they swapped in an LS1.

**jiveass** · 03-16-2011, 07:49 AM

perhaps the body control module? did he do anything with that? the v6 car has different instrumentation and the bcm integrates all that with the sensors, or at least thats what i gather from this link.

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5003955...ule-work_.html

**allbaugh_04** · 03-16-2011, 07:49 AM

I told him it's fugly as hell but he doesn't care...

http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/2268286489.html

**jiveass** · 03-16-2011, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by allbaugh_04

I told him it's fugly as hell but he doesn't care...

http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/2268286489.html

wow...did he just not give a shit? lol

**allbaugh_04** · 03-16-2011, 08:00 AM

Well he's looking to buy it, i told him he can do WAY better....

**35th-ANV-SS** · 03-16-2011, 08:28 AM

That car needs more than a "cupple" (as the writer put it)...things.

**79Firebird_99TA** · 03-16-2011, 08:40 AM

All I can say is - what the hell is it?

**allbaugh_04** · 03-16-2011, 09:40 AM

I've been trying to talk him out of it..

**Smittro** · 03-16-2011, 09:48 AM

Ugly car.. But if they neglected to swap out the v6 cluster to a v8 cluster it will not work properly...

**ArcticZ** · 03-16-2011, 10:08 AM

overpriced imo. doesn't even have leather!

**allbaugh_04** · 03-16-2011, 10:08 AM

I know, u can get a z28 for that price.

**Smittro** · 03-16-2011, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by ArcticZ

overpriced imo. doesn't even have leather!

Umm not all Z28's came with leather..

**bigrondownhiller** · 03-18-2011, 08:24 AM

Sounds like the car is messed up and the owner is trying to dump it. For that price he can get a nicer lt1 or ls1 car that hasn't been messed with.

***SMWS6TA*** · 03-18-2011, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by allbaugh_04

I told him it's fugly as hell but he doesn't care...

http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/2268286489.html

ummm I bought my 98 T/A for less then that.

Please tell your friend to come on here and get schooled. That is a turd!

Feel bad for the car, current owner

**My00Z28** · 03-18-2011, 09:20 AM

u got to talk him out of that thing, i got my 2000 Z28 with full leather with 100XXX miles great body 3.23 rear end t-tops ect... for $2800 less than that and EVERYTHING works!

**redbird555** · 03-18-2011, 11:00 AM

the gauges probably dont work because the lt1 gauges are made for an lt1 or very early ls1 computer with an analog signal the new ls1 computers 99-up send a digital signal to the cluster meaning he needs a different cluster there a writeup on tech on how to do it but i'm not allowed to post the link here