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

 

Found a thread with this link with a search...

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

 

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.

 

Yes, please. The more pics the merrier.

And gas prices be damned

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

 

John Moss 510ci Camaro:

 

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?

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.