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Who said engine swap is cheap?


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I just finished up my friend's LS1 engine swap and I am adding up the receipts. A little over 3000 just for the parts to complete engine and everything including the exhaust. Here is the list:

The LS1 drive train was $5000.

 

1. Engine and trans mount kits from JCI - $430 -

2. JTR headers - $475

3. Flash the PCM - $40

4. C5 FPR/filter - $50.

5. O2 sensor bungs - $5

6. Paint for the engine compartment - $60

7. Aluminum radiator (BCI-65002) - $270

8. Electric fan (FLX-118) - $130

9. Groove pulley and belt - $40

10. Relays, fuses and batt connectors - $50

11. Fuel line/FPR fitting, connectors and clamps - $75

12. Sidepipes WLK-89300 - $310

13. JTR T fitting for steam line - $30

14. Speedometer ATM-4489 - $200

15. Tachometer ATM4498 - $130

16. Clutch master cylinder PN# 15033924 - $140

17. Radiator hoses - $40

18. Drive shaft shorten and balance - $340

19. U bends for exhaust system - $50

20. Nuts and bolts for trans xmember - $10.

21. Water temp sensor - $17

22. Radiator cap and coolant $15.

23. Oil pressure sensor and adaptors - $30

24. Corvette air intake duct - $40

25. Cone air filter - $30

26. Exhaust flanges and gaskets - $30

27. Trans fluid - $10

 

BTW I just added up the receipts for my project and it's over 15K already and it's no where near complete.

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I havent had the chance to add all my receips,I throw away the small ones though and they do add up quikly too.The good thing is that you forget all about them when you start driving the car.

Dont even think your going to stop when you finish your swap......Tomorrow I will have my TB and Intake Manifold ported (Hopefully).

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If I added up the receipts, I could probably put a dent in the national debt.

 

For the Monte alone over the last 13 years or so, which doesn't count the original 305, the 350, and the three 400sbc's that I have run in the car or the th400 I took out. When I bought the car it had 16K original miles on it. Now it has 212,000

 

350 long block $4000 Parts I had

GB turbo kit $3700

C&S carb $1150

SS exhaust $1000

Converter $700

PG trans $1000

Incidentals $600

MSD 6BTM $400

2 step $100

Paint $6000

Car $6000

Wheels $1000

Moser 9 inch $2400

Driveline $300

Roll Cage $700

Interior $1000

Alum Rad $350

Fuel system $800

 

So, thats about $31K! So quit your whining, cause we see the pearly whites shining in the background!

 

And yes it'll spank the new GTO as well, along with about any other production car.

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If I added up the receipts, I could probably put a dent in the national debt.

 

For the Monte alone over the last 13 years or so, which doesn't count the original 305, the 350, and the three 400sbc's that I have run in the car or the th400 I took out. When I bought the car it had 16K original miles on it. Now it has 212,000

 

350 long block $4000 Parts I had

GB turbo kit $3700

C&S carb $1150

SS exhaust $1000

Converter $700

PG trans $1000

Incidentals $600

MSD 6BTM $400

2 step $100

Paint $6000

Car $6000

Wheels $1000

Moser 9 inch $2400

Driveline $300

Roll Cage $700

Interior $1000

Alum Rad $350

Fuel system $800

 

So, thats about $31K! So quit your whining, cause we see the pearly whites shining in the background!

 

And yes it'll spank the new GTO as well, along with about any other production car.

 

 

Yeah Yeah....but do you have leather, a/c, navigation, road side asst....lol

That why I am building the Z, for 20K I can spank many cars out there with triple the sticker price.

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silicone boy Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

I like the Cobra's too. Very sexy cars... nice "broad" hips and substantial front fenders

 

 

 

So that's why I can't seem to separate my work and my hobbies. My cars and patients have the same physical attributes!

 

 

An Abbott and Costello impression ( Your a baaaad boy, silicone boy).

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Yeah Yeah....but do you have leather, a/c, navigation, road side asst....lol

That why I am building the Z, for 20K I can spank many cars out there with triple the sticker price.

 

Doesn't have leather, but has A/C, cruise, tilt, PW, PB, and alpine stereo though. Oh, no back seat, the roll cage had to tie into a cross memeber back there so it was ditched.

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So... silicone boy... you're a plastic surgeon? You make nice big ti... umm, I mean you enhance mother nature?:D

 

So that's why I can't seem to separate my work and my hobbies. My cars and patients have the same physical attributes!
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