I just finished a LS swap into a 1971 Z28 and it came out beautiful. I used a carb style intake and Holley four barrel throttle body which then allowed me to use an original Z28 style (Goodmark) dual snorkel, Chrome lid air filter. I have 5/8 inch clearance between the air filter and hood.
There is no need to seek the approval of the "originalist" crowd. You will never get it. If the owner wants an LS in his Trans Am, that's up to him. There are plenty of other Trans Ams for sale that people can buy to preserve or modify in any way they choose. The car looks great, and will be awesome fun to drive.
100% with ya!! The only reason why I sometimes wish I kept my 403 is because years later after the swap started, my car still isn't ready for the road. The installers went out of business and left me with a complete expensive mess. Pretty much every mechanical part replaced, but nothing done right. But I'm learning how to fix it on my own now so I'm very optimistic!
Nice work guys! What I like about your work is that you don't invent hot water if you don't have to. If you have parts available from Holley or other suppliers you use them. When I look at some other shows on the TV there is so much "modifications needed" that you start to question why did they buy that part in the first place. Waiting for the next video of the series! Keep up the good work.
LS3 is rated at 430 Hp. in the Corvette C6, 436 with the NPP exhaust. You might be able to coax-out another 20 Hp through tuning and injectors? Mine dyno'ed at 376 Hp rear-wheel stock, 437 at the crank. Added a stage-2 Edelbrock 2.3L supercharger and now I'm at 536 RWHP, 599 at the crank. Oh, I see. Different cam. Got it.
Great video, you lost me at the electrical portion! 😨 no offense, I didn’t realize mechanics were that smart, newfound respect for the profession. Wow, GD mad scientist!
Thanks for the kind words! It's true, these conversions are pretty complex, especially when all the aspects of performance and reliability are considered. We appreciate your feedback!
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I love what you guys did to being this bird to life i own a 00 Firebird what would this cost for me to do this geting rid of the 3.8 and swap a Ls into it
@v8tv I have the same car and most likely same problem as the car in the video all of it needs to be fixed so to get all this done to mine what would it cost me ? Hopefully I can get a response
Hello @cristianserrano500 - We're happy to chat with you about your Trans Am project and what it might cost. If you would, please contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop at www.v8speedshop.com/contact or 314.783.8325 and we can have a quick chat to learn about what your car needs and your expectations. We look forward to chatting with you!
This is awesome, this TA will be as it should. Can i ship one of trans ams to swap engine to LS 1, fine to me, please advice me how to start. Khalid, from Qatar
Hello Khalid, we have shipped cars like these to your region in the past. Perhaps the first step would be to contact us at resto@v8speedshop.com and we can begin the conversation. Thank you!
Hello V8tv Very nice video I’ve been watching some of them but can I get a big favour. I would love to know witch parts you put in it like engine, transmission, suspension and other parts like so? Or if not around how much money was spend on all parts combined :) Keep working hard and you guys are awesome. Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
I WONDER WHAT THE COST IS TO TAKE A BASE FIREBIRD AND CONVERT IT INTO A TRANS AM... I KNOW I NEED FRONT FENDERS, HOOD, FENDER SPATZ, FRONT CHIN SPOILER , REAR SPOILER, TRANS AM STEERING BOX, FRONT AND REAR SWAY BARS...AND DASH APPLIQUÉ.... ON MINE ID PUT COURTESY LIGHTS AND THE ASH TRAY LIGHT IN IT.. AND THE POWER TRUNK RELEASE..
Would it be considered sacrilege to put the 415 horsepower 6.2 liter LS3 engine from a Pontiac G8 GXP into an old Trans Am like this? It would be a Pontiac to Pontiac engine swap technically.
Yes it would be. Just because gm fucked Pontiac buyers after 79 with junk Chevy engines or lazy Olds engines is no reason for these clowns to do it too.
Hello Astral, there are a lot of variables that dictate the cost of the project, as these cars are 45+ years old now and each needs something different to repair as well as the mods. We're happy to chat with you if you have questions, it's far easier than typing. Thanks!
@@V8TV I understand. I'm just surprised that you're based in Illinois as I'm just 10 minutes from the border in NW Indiana, and have a 77 TA that I'm interested in getting restored a bit.
Yeah, you're not terribly far from us. We're in IL, but south near St. Louis. We do a lot of work on Trans Ams of this era and would be happy to chat with you about yours when the time comes. Thanks for the feedback!
No it's not sacrilegious because it's a general motors, LS and LT engines came in the 80s and 90s and early 2000s pontiac cars, trans am and GTO so I would disagree with that statement and it's all GM
Just because it came with an Olds engine is no excuse to put an over rated LS chevy junk in it. For all the money that pos cost you could have built a far better real Pontiac engine with CV1 heads that would make another 150hp out of tune and be just as drivable.
Not true on oil leaks, sure it will if using ham-fisted goons and them china gaskets. Never had any issues, again it is skills instead of swapping everything just buy a NEW CAMARO would have been a better option.
I had an 87 camaro with an older motor that used cork gaskets, i could never get the valve covers to seal properly no matter what i or anyone else did. the LS is just a better designed engine.
Byron McElfresh , installing gaskets isn’t rocket science. Yes you have guys who just over torque everything. But to say the guys in this vid who have probably been in the business for some time don’t know what they are doing is a weak argument.
