saintjohntrucks Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Well, I could not sale my quest, so I decided to do a v8 swap. I liked the swap by convette,and talked to lepore. was wanting to know what to strip out of the engine bay. I know the motor and tranny. I want to install a 5.3 or 4.8 with a t-56. can i use the factory clutch pedal and reserve, what about the brake booster. I'm looking to do a simple install keep factory steering, want a nice daily driver. any ideas on the small details,i.e.(motor mounts,radiator size, wiring harness, trans mount, what on the quest can be reused?) this is the info that I'm looking for. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ill reply to this once im on a computer it would take way too long on my phone haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsTKl Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 for starters, the trans doesn't fit, you have to make a custom tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Ok so i don't know if the stock clutch master cylinder will work, but i have mine hooked up to the t-56's hydro throwout bearing and will find out when i start the car up sometime in the next coming week. My stock booster cleared fine. Youll have to go with a gto oil pan and pick up tube. With that setup the pan will basically lay in the stock subframe perfect. Making the trans fit was the biggest pain ever i hobe you or your friends are good at metal fab. Youll also need to make headers as the stockers are too wide. As for motor mounts i went with these http://www.speedwaymotors.com/LS1-LS6-Chevy-Weld-In-Motor-Mounts,7631.html Im re-using my stock replacement aluminum radiator. The trans mount is super far back on the t-56 aswell so the stock one can't really be used in its original location. As for wiring try and get a wiring harness from a 99-0 something f-body and then send it to someone to get it gone through and thinned out. Im running a stock ecu thats been tuned to loose all the unnecessary crap out of it. Hope this helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohntrucks Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 thinks for the info, still have it sitting in the garage on rollers. waiting to find a motor and tranny to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 No problem, stock clutch master cylinder didn't work for me btw.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 nice pic boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazedZ Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 nice pic boostx2 what he said,,,awesome pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohntrucks Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 hey, went to the holley ls fest in bowling green. man what a show. Learned alot about my swap and found afew vendors interested in the swap. there was a ls in almost everything you could think of. hell even a fiero , and a fox body mustang. Learned the best route to go is a complete rolled or wrecked camaro or gto. gut and stuff, then sale whats' left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks guys! In my opinion you really dont need a donor car. All i got was a motor/trans and a harness. I pieced everything else together and i think would be cheaper in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohntrucks Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 could you send me afew pics of your set-up,please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohntrucks Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 hey, I seen your video on youtube, nice can I see more of your install pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazedZ Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Boosted88TSI...post up your build, would love to see your install, i'm doing the same thing with the alum 5.3L and auto trans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOSTED88tsi Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Here's my build thread guys http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=73468&st=100 I linked to page 6 cause thats when it all starts haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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