LS1 Camaro Head/Cam Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- A video showing the progress I made of a motor swap I did on my 99 Camaro Z28. I replaced the high mileage LS1 with a low mileage LS1 from a 2002 Trans Am. While the motor was out of the car it received a basic head and cam package built by me. All of the work was done by me(18 years old) and two of my friends in my garage over the course of 4 days. No lift was used to drop the motor out of the car.
Update:
The car was sold in January 2013 to help pay off college loans. Hopefully I'll have something new after I graduate in 2014.
I will have the same mods, but i have the lt headers UD pulley and 3:73 in the rear hoping for the same rwhp or a bit more. I am subscribing to see your time.
fyi,for the future,a atv or motorcycle jack works great for an engine swap or drop out in the f-bodys
heads cam packages really turn these motors into beasts, its amazing the difference from stock to head cam car.
Exactly! I have one with heads and cam on my channel if you wanna check it out
it would have been cheaper to just get a rebuild kit for the motor along with the head cam package
@NJNETSFAN
WOW. How much do you think labor would have cost on this job? Cause I dont have the tools nor the space nor the know how. You guys did an awesome job.
nice build. I have an 02 stock. thinking about a heads and cam with an engine rebuild. right now researching labor cost. Do you get any problems with it?
Is the LS1/LS6 an easy engine to work on? I screwed up my 2002 Z06 last night. (guessing a dropped valve) I have built engines before, but only Ford/Lincoln flathead V8s and V12s. It seems like the LSx platform would be easy, but I haven't done anything more than regular maintenance work on it so far.
@NJNETSFAN
Oh, no ive never raced at a track. I thought 0-60.
@brib333
Just one more question. Why did you have to drop the whole front end? The cam installation?
@NJNETSFAN
Hey may be you might be able to give me some advice. Im buying a 2001 Camaro SS with 23,000 miles on it. What would be the first thing you would do to get some more ponys out of it? Im thinking LS6 heads with a cam and LS6 intake? Am I warm?
i have a 97 firebird with a blown 3.8. and im looking for someone to get it back on the road, whether it be rebuilding the3.8 or dropping in a cammed out ls1 i just need someone to do it!!!!!
dude you know your stuff. legit.
Good job man, looked like a fun car and good times. Hope you have a new fun toy sometime.
how much hp it putting out
looks like fun i cant wait to put in a low mile lq4 in my z28
props to you
it was the drive belt being spit off on hard acceleration or deceleration not the dyno tie down strap ..
You know not everyone is a rice tuner geek, and some 18 year olds have there shit together. im 18 myself. ive got a 78 z28 that a just rebuilt the motor from top to bottom and its almost ready for the road, i also have a 99z28 with minor mods for now, but i also have a harley too. paid for all myself. hard work and brains. screw rice burners...
I have a 02 ss on my channel as well check it out sometime
rely nice work man
nice man , that thing must be a monster
I have a 02 ss with heads and cam on my channel as well check it out sometime
Sweet Video dude.
So did you detach the struts first then kept the rack and pinion with the engine and then just raised the vehicle over all that? Is it hard? Vincent Spatola
What blew out under the car at the end of that 2nd pull? Shouldn't you have broken it in a bit before running it on the dyno after all those mods?
bobbycone2 a used motor doesnt need to be broken in
have you found out how many mpg? im wondering as well...
why did you have to swap the engine? was it dying? because i could get a pretty good deal on a 98 with 152xxx miles on it. do you think its worth considering? apparently the car is in excellent condition, but ill have to make sure of that myself
pepene93 did you get it
@NJNETS
its a 6-speed. Cool. Thanks for the info.
Did you buy the LS6 heads new or used? And how much did it cost you to buy the heads and cam.
congrats man shes a beast did you fix the belt i saw it come out 2 times
i hate this song but sick car
Yea, it scared me the first time too
Please don't tell me you put that thing on the dyno the night you got the swap done..
How much power did it make?
It made 408rwhp, 384 rwtq
Vinnie Spatola sorry just watched the video i didnt watch the whole credits ending.... nice numbers
Nice Car ..So at 18 whole years old what do you do for a living these day's ? because that was some shopping list of part's you rattled off at the end of your video and I was wondering how on earth an 18 yr old can swing all that ? most 18 yr olds who's car's I work on are 100% clueless ricer tuner geek's ....
no, we used a cherry picker
not available on mobile? anit nobody got time for that!
What the F*** is a "Blown Serpentine Belt"? (It Pitched the belt on decel)
if your gonna land a sweet job as an engineer then you should put an ls7 in it lol
regardless if the car didnt move that strap falling would have made me shit a brick
man sucks you had to sell it
i want to do this with myy 99 vette
damn your 18 and your parents let you have that car your so lucky ahaha i can'r have a v8 unless i pay for the whole thing myself and have straight A's :P
question bro
Liked the vid, music sucks!