What motor to get?

[C-WAY]

Well..Im wanting to at least get the motor part out of the way when I swap motors in the Camaro...and Im wondering which one to get?

LS1?

LQ4? I can get an LQ4 complete for about 800$ Vs an LS1 completewith a PCM and Harness for 2500$....

Well...Lq4 with harness and PCM is 900$...but you get the point..

What should I do? and Which one would be better in the long run?

[RedHeartbeat]

LS1, LS2, LS6, LS7 , 4.8, 5.3, 6.0LQ4, 6.0LQ9.... pick your poison.

This is for the Camaro, correct?

[C-WAY]

Yessir it is

Hell yea LS7! Gonna buy it tomorrow!
lol

I was told the Lq4 would be a nice poison dose....I would build it up before I put it in of course...even do some machining...Mabye badass heads...etc..
But I probably wont go down Interstate "408" though

[RedHeartbeat]

First thing to think of is the subframe. You're going to have to get one from a V8 camaro or buy tubular . Then you're going to have to come up with LS1 accessories. Your best bet is to buy a complete dropout from a salvage yard with everything intact. You will nickel and dime yourself into the poor house doing the conversion if you don't buy it all in one package. With any luck you could find a totalled V8 and buy the front half of the car for about $2500.

[C-WAY]

First thing to think of is the subframe. You're going to have to get one from a V8 camaro or buy tubular . Then you're going to have to come up with LS1 accessories. Your best bet is to buy a complete dropout from a salvage yard with everything intact. You will nickel and dime yourself into the poor house doing the conversion if you don't buy it all in one package. With any luck you could find a totalled V8 and buy the front half of the car for about $2500.

Hmmm....VERRYY NIIICCEE
Good idea Red..Thanks man...

But the Lq4 wont fit though?

[RedHeartbeat]

It will fit once you have the correct kmember. You'll have to source the accessories, too, and seperately they get expensive.

[C-WAY]

Yea I would get the LQ4 with all the accessories included here...I knew the crossmember would play into factor....tuning the PCM...difficult..
What about calibrating the speedometer? does it connect to the PCM?

[zeake]

DUDE trade it for an LS1 why spend all that money to do something that for just a few dollars more you can do.
Not to mention is your house paid for yet?
I wasted sooooooo much money when I was younger when I should have bought a house and had that joker paid for. My current house has appreicited enough to buy a new vette in just 4 years. But I am gonna put the money on a bigger house and then in 4 years.. . . .. . .. .
Yet I keep hearing Warhawk 427 750 rear wheel awd horsepower. and duramax 2500 HD and Yukon Denali and 2009 Camaro.
Save a little now so you can have more later.

The only reason I am saying this is to remind myself to hold out a little longer....
But then again put a 200 shot of juice on the camaro and you won't need a V8 at least for the first 1/8th mile.

[C-WAY]

DUDE trade it for an LS1 why spend all that money to do something that for just a few dollars more you can do.
Not to mention is your house paid for yet?
I wasted sooooooo much money when I was younger when I should have bought a house and had that joker paid for. My current house has appreicited enough to buy a new vette in just 4 years. But I am gonna put the money on a bigger house and then in 4 years.. . . .. . .. .
Yet I keep hearing Warhawk 427 750 rear wheel awd horsepower. and duramax 2500 HD and Yukon Denali and 2009 Camaro.
Save a little now so you can have more later.

The only reason I am saying this is to remind myself to hold out a little longer....
But then again put a 200 shot of juice on the camaro and you won't need a V8 at least for the first 1/8th mile.

lol Im only 19 man..I live in an Apartment and will be in College for like another 4 years...and I dont pay rent....and I make decent money....not like 10 an hour or somethin....but I wanted to swap it ...It justs gets me excited to swap things...:p..

[1slow01z71]

The LQ4s have truck accessories on them, they wont fit in your camaro. Just find a drop out LS1 with all the shit to go with it. Its still alot of work when you could put 3K with the price of your car and have an LS1 but do what you feel you need to. I sure as hell didnt listen to everyone while doing my stuff lol.