HELP! 97 Camaro, V6 to V8?
 

There is a lot more than just the engine and tranny that has to be swaped out, Its a lot of work and a lot of money to be done. But it is posible if you have the time and resources.

lots of time and money involved.. I made a thread on this awhile ago, I have a 97 v6 I want to drop an LS1 into.. do a search, youll find it.

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anything is possible it just takes skill and money

mad skillzz yo

Does anyone know maybe HOW much i may be looking at? Just to do the work. I found an ls1 with a cam for 500$ lol so im just wondering wat labor may cost me.

If you aren't going to do it yourself I would forget about it...It can be done but you'll have so much invested that it won't be worth it in the end.

You hit the nail right on the head earlier when you said "or would it be easier to just buy another car" -thats your answer right there.

And don't worry- when you buy a real V8 car, you'll forget all about your first car. That whole sentimental feeling goes right away- you'll grow out of that don't worry.

If you were to pay me to do the swap I would charge you about $10,000 in labor and be a bit low compared to a shop

Like stated earlier, it can be done. But it will probably cost just as much, if not more than selling yours and buying a V8 car.
I am doing an lt1/M6 swap into my wifes 3.8/A4 car. The only reason that it was worthwhile for us to do it was us picking up a wrecked 97 Z28 for cheap. We only had to come up with a few parts due to the front end damage (radiator, a/c compressor, K-member, and alternator accessory bracket).
I hope to have it up and running within a couple weeks.

and your doing the work not paying for it to be done. Sometimes it can be worth changing, but simply because you can do it, and want to do it, it will still cost a small fortune, but it's fun to me

im pretty sure every one with a v6 has wanted to do it but most people just go out and buy a v8 its alot cheaper and easier

http://www.v6conversion.com/

Dont forget you'll need a new K member, front springs/shocks, PCM, wiring harness, gauge cluster and dont waste your time and money unless your going to swap the rearend too (a rearend with LSD that is). Oh, and if you are gonna put an LS1 into a 97, you'll have to mod the intake system too cuz 97's came with LT1 v8's not LS1's ;)

Is it possible?...of course, worth it?......nope.

Thats it right there. I couldnt have said it better. And dont forget, you'll need a new tranny too.

Not necessarily. The v6 autos come with the same 4L60E that the Z28's and SS's come with. However, if its a 5 speed, then yeah, you'll need a new tranny too. :)

And the $$$ just keep adding up.....:lolsign: