different kind of 6.0 swap?

[MTChevy]

Well guys, my dad has sold one of his buildings and it looks like im going to take on a 6.0 swap for him...

Heres where its different, its going in a 55 chevy belair 2dr hardtop. Where do i start? We dont want to throw in a complete stocker, want to put some goodies into it like cam, intake, injectors etc..

Should i be looking at tri-5 forums instead?

 

[63chevyll]

Hell that's my favorite car. Bring it.

Advice on parts...I dunno, lots of options. I just want to see it

 

[KansasTwister]

Already got side mounts? Or starting from stock

 

[MTChevy]

Car currently has 327 and a richmond 5 spd. Thinking about keeping the tranny

 

[KansasTwister]

Car currently has 327 and a richmond 5 spd. Thinking about keeping the tranny

Can be done. They make a special fly wheel. Needs to be thicker to compensate the difference. Does it have side mounts? If so some 1" set back mounts and then its just accessories and wiring.

 

[MT86K5]

If your looking for a 6.0L, here is a good deal on one in Billings.

http://billings.craigslist.org/pts/2948871564.html

 

[MTChevy]

Yes to side mounts and i just emailed the guy on the engine. Thanks!

 

[MT86K5]

Yes to side mounts and i just emailed the guy on the engine. Thanks!

Hope you get it and put it to good use. If I had a shop/garage, I would have been all over it.

 

[Stomis]

We need pics of this dont be rude!


Im no LS expert but I would look into a ported head core exchange with a company, put a cam in it, possibly need heavier injectors and have a 500hp beast.

And definitely keep the richmond 5

 

[supermotard750]

i have a good amount of experience with ls engines, i sold my mild 525hp ls1 camaro to build my blazer as i could stop dumping money into it to go faster, if your not part of ls1tech i would recommend it as you an find a ridiculous amount used parts at great prices.

my opinion would be, stock bottom end 5.3 if you have to go iron block, with a mild ported set of stock heads and some good 918 springs. a mild 112 lsa cam with around .600 lift possibly a G5X2, and an ls6 intake. if you already have the 6.0 depending on if it's an lq4 (dished lo-comp) or an lq9 (flat top hi-comp) you should change your combustion camber size accordingly. they have more torque but tend to rev slow. also why stay with the Richmond i would think you could get a t-56 with for what you could get for the richmond, and not have to worry about adapters and have a bad ass over drive. my .02

 

[kevin400ex]

call and talk to bruce at cbm http://www.cbmmotorsports.com/ tell em kevin sent ya.

they can help with all kinds of things. they build some really nice ls stuff and have helped a bunch of people i know fix their ls problems. they have customers all over the world.

 

[MTChevy]

 

[str8axle55]

That is a nice looking Hardtop. I have been thinking about a 5.3 swap for my 2dr post also. This will be interesting to watch, build thread?

 

[RootBreaker]

my opinion would be, stock bottom end 5.3 if you have to go iron block,

there was a report of someone using one to "see" what it could handle.. 1000hp.. no problem!!!! oh stock junkyard pull

ok found it...
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/hrdp_1109_stock_gm_ls_engine_big_bang_theory/

 

[sweetk30]

that was a good read. i can score a 4.8 local mabye i will get it for my 2wd short bed build.

 

[broncoman6524]

The LSX land is a wealth of choices..

If you've got the bank roll buy a LQ9, swap LS3/L92 style heads on it, decent cam, with efi and you can make at or higher than 500 all day long.

Personally, I'd switch to a T-56.

Browse around on LS1Tech.com, excellent site even has a conversion section. If you peep out the sponsor sections there are TONS of sponsors with more combos, and options than you can shake a stick at.