Lt1 into an 88?

[88Blackonblack]

Hiya all...

Im new to the forum and a new Vette owner...


I have an 88 4+3 and was wondering the fesibility of an Lt 1 swap...I have access to the engine,computer and underhood harness from an f body..

any help is appreciated or if soeone knows of a person who did this an email address would rock....

THanks in advance

Tom

 

[militant_x]

Well im sure it could be done.. Probably a mission though. Personally I rather stay with the 88 l98. The f-body version of the lt1 is different from the corvette one. A few things changed, only one I can remember is the f-body one being a two bolt block. But really, for the effort involved... id beef up the l98.

later,

-chris


ohh and welcome to the corvette action center, sorry for the late reply... this place is pretty active sometimes*, It really is a good place.

 

[ratorto]

L98 vs Lt1

I agree that you should stick with the L98.

Why bother with a major swap like that when you can easily get 75-80 horses extra on the L98 with headers, cam, lifters, chip and some minor mods to the intake. Plus, add a 3:73 and you've got all you need.

See mine at http://members.cardomain.com/bobcorvette

 

[Steve92LT1]

The enngine will bolt in, but the hard part is going to be the accessories. THe f-body accessory setup is different than the vette and the L98 accessories setup wont work on the LT1.. youd need vette acccessories for your LT1.

I personally would just slap a set of heads and a better flowing intake manifold on and beat LT1s. You have a MUCH better and cheaper platform to modify and make fast. Regular 350 vs LT1 350.

 

[drags1998]

With enough WILLPOWER, anything can be done. Owning a L98 myself, I dont think the swap would be worth it.A few mods to the L98 and it will run with ANY LT1:L

 

[Daryllawman]

Stay with the Torque Monster L-98

 

[Vette_Newb]

L98 & the cash you would spend doing the swap = LT1 eater.