finally picked up an LS1, got a few ?'s

motor & trans are from an 02 camaro. i'm putting them in my 96 fullsize chevy. my main questions to start are about motor mounts & drive shaft.
i've searched the forums but can't seem to find definate answers so hopefully someone can answer them here.

i've been told some motor mounts push the engine & trans back & i'll have to get my drive shaft shortend.
i've also been told there's mounts out there that put the LS1 in the factory position & everything will work fine.

next is the trans question. is the trans from the camaro the same length as the on in my truck now?
i was told the camaro trans is shorter so my drive shaft will have to be made longer.

i see a lot of people doing this swap but nothing ever mentioned about modifing the drive shafts.

if anyone can shed some light on these questions for me it would be greatly appreciated.

I would suggest you grab a tape and get your back dirty. Take plenty of measurements, having a driveshaft shortened/lengthened is nothin for a machine shop.... but then again my best friend owns one. I think I've read a few builds and remember that the driveshaft will need to be modified.

well i found some motor mounts on ebay that have 3 positions, stock, 1" forward & 1" back so i think those are the one's i'll be getting. from everything i found last night searching the transmissions seem to be the same length. now i just need to figure my exhaust. the motor didn't come with any exhaust manifolds so i'm not sure if i want to go with stock manifolds or put out the cash for headers.

Same same length

I used some very similar to these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-L...item53e5c40c1c
but mine were from car shop inc.
http://carshop.carshopinc.com/produc...id/74328/LS1GM

If you want to go stock 5.3 exhaust mani's I have a set I'll let you have for $20 + shipping

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Originally Posted by Chevy-Art

I used some very similar to these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-L...item53e5c40c1c
but mine were from car shop inc.
http://carshop.carshopinc.com/produc...id/74328/LS1GM

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did you have to do anything to your driveshaft?

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Originally Posted by BigMac

If you want to go stock 5.3 exhaust mani's I have a set I'll let you have for $20 + shipping

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how much you think for shipping to 70001?

I think you'll be better off getting some locally... $40 to ship to that zip

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Originally Posted by RPM Graphics

did you have to do anything to your driveshaft?

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I used the stock drive shaft and didn't have to do anything to it.

2002 F-Body LS1 huh? Nice. A good number of them came with the LS6 blocks, as they were trying to get rid of an overstock they had. Check your block serial number to find out. I set my LS1 in my '96, as far back, up against the firewall, as I could. I wanted to set the truck up for handling well, and it does. Especially after I lowered it and installed BellTech front & rear anti-sway bars, urethane bushings, etc, etc. The only negative to setting the engine that far back, was that the factory 4L60E dipstick tube could not fit between the engine & firewall. I cured that with a stainless braided Lokar brand tube/stick assembly. It fit perfect. The other thing was, that I had to shorten the driveshaft. No big deal really. Dropped it off at the local driveshaft shop, they shortened it, installed new cross-bearings(u-joints), balanced it, & painted it...I think it was a little over $100.00 or so. I had them shorten it 2 1/2". What harness you going with?

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Originally Posted by Chevy-Art

I used the stock drive shaft and didn't have to do anything to it.

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that's what i wanted to hear. so you used the trans that came with the LS1, & it lined up with the cross member?

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Originally Posted by LS1GMCTruck

2002 F-Body LS1 huh? Nice. A good number of them came with the LS6 blocks, as they were trying to get rid of an overstock they had. Check your block serial number to find out. I set my LS1 in my '96, as far back, up against the firewall, as I could. I wanted to set the truck up for handling well, and it does. Especially after I lowered it and installed BellTech front & rear anti-sway bars, urethane bushings, etc, etc. The only negative to setting the engine that far back, was that the factory 4L60E dipstick tube could not fit between the engine & firewall. I cured that with a stainless braided Lokar brand tube/stick assembly. It fit perfect. The other thing was, that I had to shorten the driveshaft. No big deal really. Dropped it off at the local driveshaft shop, they shortened it, installed new crharnessoss-bearings(u-joints), balanced it, & painted it...I think it was a little over $100.00 or so. I had them shorten it 2 1/2". What harness you going with?

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handling isn't really a big issue for me. mine is bagged & my daily driver. being able to use my stock drive shaft will save me a lot of time doing the swap. i plan on pulling it this weekend so i can get rid of the donor car, a 95 mustang, & start gathering all my parts.
as far as the harness i'm not sure yet, i'm open to ALL suggestions.

guess i should start a build thread.

Good thread. I was also worried about the engine placement especially since I have two drive shafts to deal with. I'll definately be doin some crawlin with tape before i even start.

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Originally Posted by LS1GMCTruck

2002 F-Body LS1 huh? Nice. A good number of them came with the LS6 blocks

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checked my #'s & it's an LS1.

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Originally Posted by Bobilly

Good thread. I was also worried about the engine placement especially since I have two drive shafts to deal with. I'll definately be doin some crawlin with tape before i even start.

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i'm going with the dirty dingo mounts. looks like those give you the most adjustment.