502 in a 4th Gen

Blind Driver
03-14-2008, 11:08 PM
I have this extra 502/4L80e just sitting in my shop. My boss has a t-topped 4th gen without the engine/trans. So I was thinking...will it fit?
Got any good write-ups on this swap?

Yea, I searched :rolleyes:

shoebox
03-14-2008, 11:47 PM
Found a thread with this link with a search... :shrug:

http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=28387&ck=

67ProStreet502
03-15-2008, 12:04 AM
A man after my own heart!

I have a pic of one installed into an early 4th gen, but that's all. The valve covers are nearly taller than the breadbox intake. I'll email it to you if you want.

Blind Driver
03-15-2008, 10:58 AM
Yes, please. The more pics the merrier.

And gas prices be damned:p

Hell, turboBlue is only $1 more per galoon here. Guess I may run that stuff all the time.

Injuneer
03-15-2008, 11:00 AM
John Moss 510ci Camaro:

http://www.injuneer.com/images/photos/Misc/SLP28.jpg

Stephen 87 IROC
03-15-2008, 03:24 PM
As nice as that looks, how are you supposed to do anything such as adjust the timing when the engine is sitting under the dash?

Why stop at a 502? A 540 has the same external dimensions.

Blind Driver
03-15-2008, 03:33 PM
As nice as that looks, how are you supposed to do anything such as adjust the timing when the engine is sitting under the dash?

Why stop at a 502? A 540 has the same external dimensions.

Ummm....because I don't have a 540? :confused:

GreasyB
03-15-2008, 05:35 PM
Ummm....because I don't have a 540? :confused:

That would be a good reason to not do a 540.

67ProStreet502
03-16-2008, 10:25 PM
John Moss 510ci Camaro:

http://www.injuneer.com/images/photos/Misc/SLP28.jpg

Nice, that's the same car I sent him a pic of.

Did you get that from me? Hopefully it worked, but if not you got the idea now anyway.

Angelis83LT
03-16-2008, 11:11 PM
As nice as that looks, how are you supposed to do anything such as adjust the timing when the engine is sitting under the dash?

Why stop at a 502? A 540 has the same external dimensions.

You realize ALL 4th gen motors side under the cowl like that right?

Stephen 87 IROC
03-17-2008, 12:11 AM
Yes, just like all the new trucks. At least with newer engines, they don't have a distributor at the back of the engines like the older models which means shoving the engine under the dash isn't a big issue. It's when you put an older design engine into a newer body that access and clearance become an issue.

If you have enough time and money, any kind of swap is possible.

Injuneer
03-17-2008, 06:26 AM
Nice, that's the same car I sent him a pic of.

Did you get that from me? Hopefully it worked, but if not you got the idea now anyway.

I don't steal pictures from other people. If I use a photo that belongs to someone else, I acknowledge the source. I personally took that picture at SLP Customer Appreciation Day at Englishtown Raceway Park, probably around 2002.