tvgm84

Alright first off, this is my first post, and I obviously don't know as much about vettes as the rest of you,

So, I was wondering, is it possible to by an LS-1 as a Crate engine?

If so how well does it fit in a C4?

Thanks,

~Murph

Zix

Yes, you can buy an LS1 crate engine, and it will fit into a C4. There is someone on the forum that has done it to an 80's model vette...'84 I think? But I am drawing a blank on his forum name...

vetteman9368

i belive its LS1C4

LT5

I thought is was tracerx(sp?)?

Hi-psi

I don't have the time/place/or money for this right now,....but have been knocking the idea around for a while.

I love the C4 body style,.....and the LS-1 is an awesome motor.

Hmmm,....maybe if I win the lotto you'll see a MTI prepped 422ci LS-1 Polo Green C-4..... :D

tvgm84

does anyone know how much the crate engine would cost? also would it have the same hp as the C5 or would it be on the level of a Z-28?

RIGHTHANDRIVE84

I'm actually in the process at the moment change the mountsn a little bit and some small firewall mods & small change to the fuel rails & tappet covers I'm also going to a motec which is pretty trick set up linked back through the original ecm costing me plenty but mines been modied to righthand drive so some of the issues I had with wiper motors @ such shouldn't be an issue over there but I wouldn't reccomend it to an average backyard mechanic .If you want the email adress for the bloke thats doing mine @ manta racing in ausyralia let me know

TracerX

Murph, I have an 84 Vette with a heads and cam LS1 motor. You can buy the crate motor from GM for about 6k. I would recommend check with Shaun Carter(a.k.a "Valvegod") over on the LS1tech forum and see if he can get you an f-body salvage deal. I picked up a complete motor and 4l60e tranny for $2500. Aside from a little fabrication(any good welder can do) it really is not that hard. As for the performance diff between the f-body and corvette motor, there is none. I dynoed my 99 T/A bone stock at 302rwhp. My brother-in-law's 98 vette put 289 down. You will want to use an F-body motor as the vette motor uses a drive-by-wire throttle body, oil pan will not fit, and a few other probs will arise.
My AIM is LS1C4 and new e-mail is LS1C4@charter.net. Let me know if I can be of any assistance :cheers:

Regards
Trace

ConeKLR

Save yourself the work and money. Get an LT4. :D They dyno slightly above, the same or slightly lower than any LS1.

AquaMetallic94LT1

I'd only pursue this if you want the lighter weight aluminum motor and its cheaper than going with an aluminum L98 small block.

Otherwise, build a 550 hp 420 ci small block.