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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Caprice LT1

So after blowing up my race cars LT1, I picked up an LT1 from a caprice police car. I didn't get a computer, how bad do you think it's gonna run with my current 95 computer having the rion heads?
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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will run fine, as long as it really came from a cop car(I.E>, make sure its the 5.7, and not the 4.3 "baby LT1")
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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i have heard that as long as you use the injectors from your car you will be just fine
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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use all your sensors from the original motor and your computer wont know the differance.
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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You have not gotten any good replies too this point.

The 4.3L was base engine in ALL the 94-95 Caprice sedans be they civilian or police use, and the 5.7L was optional be they civilian or police use. Wagons were 5.7L standard as were Fleetwoods and Roadmasters.

The b-body LT1s got the same 24lbs injectors the LT1 f-body did 94-97.

All the sensors except for the MAF are the same and the b-body has 2 knock sensors instead of one, there was a PN change for all 94-5 use one PN and 96-97 use another, 96 everything got a CPS the earlier stuff lacked.

The water temp sender for the dash is in the passenger side head on the b-body, can just move it too the drivers side for the f-body.

The f-body tuning wont be quite right for the b-body motor but is close enough it will run and drive safely and fine.
Only real possible snag would have been if you had a 93 with the 22lbs injectors and then used the 24lbs from the Caprice but you said your computer is a 95 so I doubt you have a 93 so no issue.
The pcms are actually the same hardware for the same years it is just the software that changed, cheap and easy to modify.
Old Aug 25, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Great information! THanks for the help. Sat it in today, hopefully running tomarrow!
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