Need to replace/rebuild LS1 99 WS6 Need Advice!!!

[dltyson]

Thanks for the quick response. I have an automatic with a shift kit already, which I don't plan to mess with. I'd like to reuse as much as I can from the LS1. Then upgrade at a later time.

I have access to a lift and I'll probably try to drop the engine from the bottom. The Haynes manual I have only shows how to pull the engine from the top. Have you seen anywhere that shows the steps for bottom removal or should I just buy a factory service manual?

Thanks again for all of the info.
Dennis

[jellison]

Automatic! Eeek - not ideal if you want to go fast. Do they not make these with t56 tremecs? Shifting gear when YOU want is surely the way to go?

Mind you I am a Brit and hate Autos!

[dltyson]

Automatic! Eeek - not ideal if you want to go fast. Do they not make these with t56 tremecs? Shifting gear when YOU want is surely the way to go?

Mind you I am a Brit and hate Autos!

I have owned it for almost a month and I only drove it 40 miles before the motor cut loose on me. I just want it back on the road for now. Plus I work in Washington DC, not the most ideal place for a standard when traffic is bad, which is always.

[jellison]

I have owned it for almost a month and I only drove it 40 miles before the motor cut loose on me. I just want it back on the road for now. Plus I work in Washington DC, not the most ideal place for a standard when traffic is bad, which is always.

Cool - makes sense then - few times I have been in Houston I have been glad of an auto.

But out in the country they are just wrong

[99bluebird]

So did this engine come with the upgraded LS6 valley cover or oil pump?

[BandDirector]

I did my LS6 swap in the summer of '04 BEFORE this CTS-V engine was available I believe...or at least that's what I tell myself since I spent an extra $2K for 12498399.

Anyway, I did a complete write up on my swap with a few pics and you can see it here:

http://www.banddirector.cz28.com/custom2.html

[99bluebird]

Did this engine come with the upgraded LS6 valley cover or oil pump? Is the timing chain beefier than the LS1?

[Mr. Hyde]

It does come with the LS6 oil pump, which is better, I replaced the chain with Comp cam's double roller, but it does have the same chain as the LS1. You'd be better off going with the LS2 chain.