Has anyone on this Fourm Done an LS1 swap into there Bird

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Has anyone on this Fourm Done an LS1 swap into there Bird

Reply #30 – April 17, 2009, 12:32:46 PM

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LS1 in a 79 Cutlass.....

Yeah baby, now were talkin'

Has anyone on this Fourm Done an LS1 swap into there Bird

Reply #31 – April 18, 2009, 09:24:25 AM

Quote from: 86XR7project;267885

Like a retard on puppies they'll stick it in ANYTHING!

lol

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Reply #32 – April 18, 2009, 11:04:23 AM

Quote from: shame302;267870

I'd stick it in a older monty carlo, cutlass or something then.

Is an 86 ss too new?

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Reply #33 – April 19, 2009, 11:38:47 AM

Quote from: massCougarxr7;268056

Is an 86 ss too new?

No. It's 23 years old. 2 more years until "antique" status.

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Reply #34 – April 19, 2009, 12:41:06 PM

All I gotta say is this:
It's your car, and if YOU want to have a strong engine in it, then go ahead.

I know I'd put an LS in my car if A: I had one, and B: had the stuff to do it right.

I'd put in a 426 hemi, an LS6 454 or anything mean if I had the parts and the skills to do it. Be ed to those who say "oh no, a chevy motor.."

It's your car, and you do what you want to with it! (besides, they're just jealous! lmao) :flip:

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Reply #35 – April 22, 2009, 12:06:55 AM

What do you want?

Has anyone on this Fourm Done an LS1 swap into there Bird

Reply #36 – April 22, 2009, 11:12:45 AM

it's your car man, do exactly what you want with it. nuff said.

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Reply #37 – April 22, 2009, 11:33:53 AM

Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;268180

No. It's 23 years old. 2 more years until "antique" status.

lol i was jokin!!!! my buddy is trying to sell his,....

$1000?

Reply #38 – April 22, 2009, 07:07:22 PM

$1000 ain't dirt cheap to me.

You can get a good running Mark VIII 4V engine and trans for well under $500 if you look, 290HP, and it will EASILY bolt in with all factory parts.

Caveat is the wiring, but if you do an LS engine swap you have similar issues anyway.

I recently saw an 80 some odd thousand mile one for $300 on Craigslist. It sold fast. One of my nephews found a running and driving Mark VIII with bad air bags for $290. He has sold and is selling the chassis and body parts, et. al., to maybe make the engine and trans free or even make a few bucks, and the motor and trans are going into an 87 TC.

Any modular motored Fox K-member makes it a bolt in. There are hundreds of thousands of those out there.

4.6 Cobra headers bolt on and they are showing up in good used condition and of course new anytime you want. At prices MUCH cheaper then Chevy into Fox swap headers. ($700+!)

A caveat on 4v Modullars of course is the cams. They are WAY more expensive then any other engine, BUT, you don't really need a cam swap with the 4V's cause they breath so well from the factory anyway.

The LS1 engine swap is not your cheapest performance swap.

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Reply #39 – April 23, 2009, 12:17:26 AM

Look, putting an LS1 motor isnt bad at all....

Nothing will ever be as bad as the fast and furious tokyo drift movie where the fools stuck a nissan motor in a mustang. THAT'S a sin.

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Reply #40 – April 23, 2009, 07:55:00 AM

Quote from: RunninWild;268736

Look, putting an LS1 motor isnt bad at all....

Nothing will ever be as bad as the fast and furious tokyo drift movie where the fools stuck a nissan motor in a mustang. THAT'S a sin.

I think its more of a sin droppin a chevy in a ford.

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Reply #41 – April 23, 2009, 09:42:02 AM

Quote from: coug460;268763

I think its more of a sin droppin a chevy in a ford.

Thats odd coming from a guy with a GM vehicle. Theres nothing wrong with wanting to do this, its just different. After all, we all obviously like being different because of the cars we are into.

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Reply #42 – April 23, 2009, 10:27:02 AM

Just because i own a gm doesn't mean anything i just wouldn't be droppin' a chevy in a ford. I love my firebird but hate seeing people driving around with cars like a 32 ford roadster and having a 350 chevy in it.

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Reply #43 – April 23, 2009, 10:39:59 AM

Quote from: coug460;268782

Just because i own a gm doesn't mean anything i just wouldn't be droppin' a chevy in a ford. I love my firebird but hate seeing people driving around with cars like a 32 ford roadster and having a 350 chevy in it.

Thats because gm made thier performance crate motor devision long before ford did. Many of these guys who did these restorations 10+ years ago didn't have access to a ford complete crate motor. Ford with FMS finally got on the band wagon.

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Reply #44 – April 23, 2009, 10:54:17 AM

Quote from: jpc647;268784

Thats because gm made thier performance crate motor devision long before ford did. Many of these guys who did these restorations 10+ years ago didn't have access to a ford complete crate motor. Ford with FMS finally got on the band wagon.

Yeah, those were restorations 10+ years ago what about all the ones built after that and the fiberglass kit cars that are being built. A lot of the cars out here have been recent restorations not something that was done over 10-15 years ago. The kit cars are also getting really popular because knowone can find originals anymore that haven't already been restored.