In the first post you said 98 TA, which would have been a LS1, but a 97 would have been a LT1.
In the first post you said 98 TA, which would have been a LS1, but a 97 would have been a LT1.
97 is not the same type mounting, convertor or input setup on the trans. The flexplate would be wrong too.
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709