Going from lt1 to ls1 is it that hard?

i have a 94 with a lt1 and well my engine died! and someonbe had such a great price on a ls1 how hard would it be for me to go to an ls1

Everything is different.

Biggest thing you notice is the low end torque your use to on an lt1 is gone, but when you punch it at WOT it keeps going unlike the lt1. Alot more power up top. You will have to get use to it. Im still trying to. I still miss my 95 Z:( . My SS makes up for that though.

Yeah LT1's feel faster to the untrianed driver, but when you open it up and have to fear having your mirrors ripping off!

Is an LS1 swap your only option? Ask the V6 tech guys, they know alot about the conversion, it'd be the same process.

You could probably save money parting out yours and selling the rolling chasis and buying a 99+ Z28 with 90k+ miles for around 7k, and with the money from the old Z probably cut it down to about 5.

I think he is talking about the swap, not the feel.

Yeah LT1's feel faster to the untrianed driver, but when you open it up and have to fear having your mirrors ripping off!

Is an LS1 swap your only option? Ask the V6 tech guys, they know alot about the conversion, it'd be the same process.

You could probably save money parting out yours and selling the rolling chasis and buying a 99+ Z28 with 90k+ miles for around 7k, and with the money from the old Z probably cut it down to about 5.


naw the car is in great shape its just the motor blew and i cam across one for a good price and wanted to know if i could do anything with it. .

lets see heres a short list of SOME of the things you have to do to swap an ls1 in

change the wiring harness to mate up or buy a 500 dollar one from painless
whole new k-member
motor mounts
change input shaft on tranny
buy 97+ corvette fuel rails to use your stock fuel lines
whole A/C system dosnt work unless you either buy an ls1 ac or you custom make a couple of the lines

Get the cheapest shortblock you can get, and then sell the LT1 car if you want an LS1. It would really be easier.

Ben T.

Yeah it really isnt the same swapping in an ls1 in a car thats made for an LT1. No offence, but I dont think you can do it better than GM, so take the easy route and part that puppy out, and get an LS1 car. Plus i've seen people part out cars and make $3500+ without selling any drivetrain.

Not that much different, you will need the LS1 Harness and PCM, the full engine assembly with the transmission. plug it in. but ull need k-member