oaklandz28

how much would it cost for a 94 lt1 engine swap? could i do it myself or is it something that a professional should do?

shoebox

Whether you could do it yourself depends on your level of expertise and facilities you have.

TraceZ

When I was in college we used to do engine swaps in 3rd gens, we did 3 in 1 summer. We'd go down to the tool rental place and rent the cherry picker for a day and get-r-done. All we had were a few cheap tool kits with the basic sockets and stuff, in addition to all sorts of screw drivers and other typical tools. My parents would get pretty angry when we'd pull the coolant hoses off and just let the antifreeze run down the driveway.

If you have a little knowlege and some determination anything is possible.

Injuneer

What are you trying to "swap" it into? If you already have a 3rd or 4th Gen F-Body, its relatively easy..... putting it in a Mini Cooper might be more of a challenge.

Or maybe you already have a 94 LT1, and want to "swap" in something else.... maybe a 454 big block?

More info required.

oaklandz28

im just swapping an old 94 lt1 150,000 with another lt1 65,000 miles.

oaklandz28

i was just wondering since it going to cost me $1800 to swap engines could i try and do it myself.

OBE1 95Z28

It's straight forward if you're mechanically inclined and have access to and engine hoist, jack stands, etc.

cwaldt

Yeah its easy. I didn't have a cherry picker so I used the header on my garage door. I'd never changed out an engine before just stuff like clutches, suspensions, spark plugs, batteries, etc. I just took pictures and labeled all my wires. Its fairly simple. You may want to get a Hayes book for your car just for reference purposes.