Guy I want to see you engine bay... I'm redoing mine completly, wanna remove the engine and redo it ... need pics or any idea of things I could remove or add .

 

I'm not sure what you're wanting to change, there's really not much you can change. You can change the tranny dipstick for a thirdgen one, that'd clean it up some. Can't do much with the wiring harness. Here're some tips: Paint the intake manifold, get corvette plastic valve covers, paint the water pump black, paint the accessory bracket black, you can chrome the alternator, get corvette fule rail covers with chrome lettering. A nice TB plate.
Get the black anodized PS pulley, Alternator pulley to match the black bracket.
I don't have any pics online of what my engine bay looks like now, but I think it looks damn good. So does my friend Brett's, his looks damn good too. Make it tasteful, look at 4th gen cars a lot for dress up ideas, and ideas will come. If you're looking for thridgen LT1 ideas, all I can offer you is use thirdgen dipsticks instead of the 4th gen ones, it'll look more low key, and fit the engine bay better.

 

Im not sure if this is what you want but here is a few of mine with the lt1 intake. There are pics with it not quite completed but you get the idea.

 

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LS1, not LT1 but it looked to good not to post

 

its gettin there, maybe tomarrow! Then I'll detail up the engine bay and get some pics for ya.

 

hey 86fyrbrd is that the 383 stroker u were talkin about awhile ago when u were decideing on sellin ur car?

 

welllllll it was supposed to be, but the parts that were supposed to be machined. ...WERENT and I am about out of time and money, so its a new (remanufactured) '92 spec L98 Shortblock. I took the cam out and put in the crane PowerMax 2032 and the Lt1 Intake.

 

oh that sux, it would have been sweet to see a 383 stroker in the sweet a$$ car of ur's.

 

I still think the TPI looks cooler.

 

I wish I had an LT1 in my engine bay....

 

woulda looked the same! Just have larger bore and bigger crank j/k

 

yea i know it would look the same but if someone's lookin at it and there like oh its just another lt1 swap and then u tell them that its a 383 stroker lt1 they will think twice before they say its just a regualr lt1

 

I got some ideas to make it look a lot better, you'll have to wait to see em, im not tellin

 

What kind of times are you guys getting with the LTI intake swap?

 

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zimmstoy, can I get a picture of the following:

 

Ok well I've bought a polished aluminum overflow bottle, battery cover.

that 90 degre angle fiting for the waterpump looks really sweet.

I've already painted the waterpump black so as the trottlebody cover and the pulleys.

removed the windshield wyper bottle.

I've redone my air intake setup

I'd like to clean up the spot where fuel pump relay and fan relays are locate, I think I'll relocate that somewhere else.

My wiring is so messy... it doesn't look good at all.

I'll post pics tommorow.

 

Zimmstoy, Is that an LT1, or just the intake?

 

Look at the accessories and MAF, should give it away

 

its an LT1 from a 94 z28 !!!

 

i will get ya the pic ya want tonite!

 

shhhh ...I coulda looked for a distributor too, I thought about that after I posted.

Oh well, call it post whoring!

 

Here's the updated engine bay. what do you think ?

 

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is it worth the swap?....i have a carbed 357..heads..cam...intake..the whole deal...carbed btw...would it be worth my while for the lt1 intake?...im at around 420 hp now..

DABE

 

Any of you LT1er's dare to race me n' my auto 3.1?

 

here ya go, it's still unfinished

 

simply beautiful

its amazing how those corvette covers clean up the engine

 

Has to be cleaned up. But dear repair is my priority now.

 

Here's a better view from a bit farther back.

 

Looks good Mark. I've been thinking about grabbing a set of the Corvette covers, but I think instead I'm going to get a set from RKSport that are made for the Camaro, so they dont have to be modified for the fuel lines. Plus, you can get custom billet panels for them that say whatever you want, they're pretty sweet but kinda expensive. Have you gotten any times with the LT1?


Also, where did you mount your ECM? Right now mine is mounted on a plate that bolts right above the fuel rails, and is basically like the plenum extension on the TPI's, it mounts the ECM horizontally over the back of the engine. I'm considering pulling it off, extending all of the wires, and mounting it in the factory 3rd gen position this winter. That would help clean up the engine bay tremedously.

 

is it worth the swap?....i have a carbed 357..heads..cam...intake..the whole deal...carbed btw...would it be worth my while for the lt1 intake?...im at around 420 hp now..

 

found a photo of mine. this is probably right after I did the swap, and alot of things have changed since then. The computer is now mounted where the MSD is, I have an LT4 intake, cleaned up almost all of the wiring and hoses. but you get the idea.

 

heres a closeup of the MSD mount. like I said, the computer is now mounted here, and all of the wiring thats right behind and to the left of the box is now hidden.

 

Hey Tex. I run DFI so my ECM is in the stock location. I like the vette covers cuz my motor is really out of a vette, and the plastic matches the vette valve covers, so I'm goonna leave it as is. I just put on chrome raised lettering to accent the corvette lettering, but I don't have pics of it. No times yet, I'm still playing with the tuning before I go hit the track with full force.

 

DABE, I think in your case it'd be better to stick with a carb. no sense in going back to computer control just for the intake.

 

Mark, sounds good. what DFI are you running, Accel? I've been thinking about switching over the the LS1 style ignition with individual coil packs, I'm getting tired of the frickin opti-crap. but that'll be a ways down the road. yeah we both need to get some new photos. I'm finally going to update my site with some new information about the swap and stuff, so that should be up soon. I guess when I get home at Thanksgiving I'll take all the photos I've been meaning to for a while. Yeah I'm still working on my tuning some, something still doesnt seem right, but its close enough for now. Im considering just breaking down and getting LT1 edit and learn how to tune it myself, seems to make more sense in the long run.

 

would there be a power gain over carbed???

i know it would get better gas milage

DABE

 

I think it would depend on the heads, cam, intake, and carb you currently have. With all of the mods in my sig, I think I'm pushing around 420 hp. You would definitely get better gas mileage, but other than that I'm not real sure if you would see any power gains. Like I said, I think would totally depend on what you've got right now.

 

I can't believe I am not done with mine yet.......Actually, I can believe it since my TPI swap took me 9 months (I did more than a TPI swap, did body mods and wheel swaps as well).
January is when I should have the motor in the car.

 

At least you found a way to put that LT1 in your car, I can't wait to see the first person with and LS1 in a thirdgen, if that is even possible (??? ???) Hey, maybe when my 3.1 dies in five years I'll do it myself. Your Corvette engine intake covers look good, it just looks weird with Corvette written on them when its in a Camaro.

 

Already been done. I dont have the link to the site, but there are a lot of pics on it. I'm sure someone around here has the link.

Ahh, here it is: http://www.speartech.com/coproj-1991ls1.html