great craigslist ad for 5.3 conversion

[78-5.3]

Originally Posted by blazn79

Great! more LS motors for us!

LOL ! I was never impressed by the LT1 as far as im concerned there a boat anchor !

[ironroad9c1]

Wasn't meaning to turn this into a bashing thread, its just alot of guys here are very misinformed about the LT1, but ,its your money and your truck build what makes YOU happy. I'll keep on trucking with the LT1's. much better low ad mid range torque and that is what I need for towing, Not high rpm race engines.

LT1 swap in my 89 caprice police car..first drive after I got it running.

YouTube- 1989 caprice 9C1 LT1 swap test drive

[78-5.3]

Originally Posted by ironroad9c1

Wasn't meaning to turn this into a bashing thread, its just alot of guys here are very misinformed about the LT1, but ,its your money and your truck build what makes YOU happy. I'll keep on trucking with the LT1's. much better low ad mid range torque and that is what I need for towing, Not high rpm race engines.

LT1 swap in my 89 caprice police car..first drive after I got it running.
YouTube- 1989 caprice 9C1 LT1 swap test drive

did you work out why it wasnt shifting into Overdrive!!??

[menace121978]

i cannot believe this thread has turned into a debate on the ls vs. lt1.

matter of fact i was just over at a buddys today and he was talking about pulling out the gen. II in his '68 camaro and throwing it in the trash to drop in a 5.3! he was saying how he cant sell it and they just dont bring the money anymore. i told him DO IT!! heck he was even contemplating a supercharged 2.2 out of a cobalt(recycle place has 1 we saw for cheap) and again "throwing his gen. II fuel injection and all IN THE TRASH! crazy i just happened to open up this thread and seen this

[Ceeten]

I just pulled an LT1 out of my 86 to get ready for a 6.0. The LT1 was a good runner but it needed rebuilding and the 700R was on it's last leg. The AC compresssor was bad and the distributor was toast. Parts for the LT1 are expensive and there is not much on them that will interchange with a gen 1 motor. I will be able to do a cammed 6.0/4l80 for what it would cost to get that LT1 going again. And I guarantee that I will have much more power and probably better or equal fuel mileage. Thete is a reason they only made them for a few years.

[78-5.3]

Originally Posted by Ceeten

I just pulled an LT1 out of my 86 to get ready for a 6.0. The LT1 was a good runner but it needed rebuilding and the 700R was on it's last leg. The AC compresssor was bad and the distributor was toast. Parts for the LT1 are expensive and there is not much on them that will interchange with a gen 1 motor. I will be able to do a cammed 6.0/4l80 for what it would cost to get that LT1 going again. And I guarantee that I will have much more power and probably better or equal fuel mileage. Thete is a reason they only made them for a few years.

im very happy with my 5.3 the power gain from the 6.0 is impressive so is the fuel economy !!!

you wont look back!!!!

[menace121978]

man, you guys are putting a ton of great info in here. lot of good stuff!!

[gchemist]

77 with a 5.3 conversion: http://www.hotrodlane.cc/77chevytruck/77chevy.htm

[84 400]

And WATCH out on the 5.3's under 2003 for the piston slap. Not a big deal but our 2000 tahoe has the slap. Runs fine and all you just gotta let it warm up.