Possible Engine Swap In My T/A's Future

[McCool318]

I am looking into the possiblity of doing an engine swap on my 98 Trans AM in the next few years. I am thinking of an LS3 swap or if they drop before I do it, a LS7 swap. For the amount of money the crate LS3 is about the same price I am looking to spend on overhauling my LS1 and the LS3 puts out about the same power I am looking for. Besides computer, harness, and mounts any other possible things I would need.

I will probably not use the stock headers. Just change out the whole exhaust for an aftermarket system.


I am not looking for a street terror build but something fun to drive.

[Brutis]

Sounds good, Just got done doing a ls6 swap into my 01 cammy and with a cam and stock exhaust heads and cats, I laid down 387 to the wheels on the dyno. The ls7 sounds like a whole lot of work. Good luck.

[McCool318]

How much did you pay for the LS6? You do the swap yourself? What all did you have to change in addition to the motor?

[DemonSpeed]

i also did the ls6, it goes right in and runs off of the stock computer.

[Spaz]

i dropped a LS6 in my car a few years ago... cost me $3,880 or so... the LS1 would have cost me $4,200.00+... if this one goes i'm going to build my own lsx engine...