LS4 fwd in a Lumina or any other w body

[AMP]

so just wondering if anyone has put the 5.3 LS4 in any of the w body's that did not have this option.

[Jprice90]

oh shoot, totally forgot about the 5.3's that are in Impalas, didnt know they were LS4's lol..doubt anyone has tried that

[AMP]

yeah i thout about i seen one on Craigslist the other day but did not have the cash i would do it but dont have the money.

[Money for Nothing]

That would be awesome. That'd be the perfect project for the car I have in mind to buy when mine is paid off. Could do it in a Lumina, or even a CS sedan. Talk about a sleeper right there. :dance:

 

And don't say it won't fit. There is always a way

[AMP]

with the money oh hell yeah i have a lumina is why i put lumina

[19Cutlass94]

I believe we talked about this before, and figured out that the engine bay in the older cars is too narrow to fit that engine if I remember correctly.

[AMP]

oh lol my bad newbie for you that sucks thou going to at least try it some day tho i want to put a l67 or ls4 in my lumina when i have the money but right now got to fix it so i can get to work:confused:

[19Cutlass94]

Seeing as how an LS4 is still money for scrap, your better off with an L67 with mods to get the same power. Besides I think the bellhousing is different on the LS4 compared to the L67 for your tranny.

[BXX]

Might as well go nuts with a cutter and welder and get a LS1/T56 and go RWD...

[AMP]

hell like the idea off the ls1 but not going to dump that much money in my crappy lumina lol ill probable get a l67 when i get the money and can find one real close, going to fix my 98 lumina next week end blow head gasket.

[rich_e777]

I looked into doing this swap for my `94 Cutlass awhile back and i did some research and it brought me to MilzyMotorsports.com. The guy there said it would run about $7k to drop in with the transmission. So i guess it is possibly but i wouldn`t even attempt to think about that wiring nightmare. Go with a supercharged 3800.

Edited August 10, 2011 by rich_e777

[Z34guy]

And don't say it won't fit. There is always a way

Even GM found a way...

[mra32]

Even GM found a way...

 

You say that as if GM doesnt have a mind-blowingly effective R&D department that had all the tools and parts to do this quickly and easily.

[GnatGoSplat]

I think a complete dropout would physically fit. Wiring would be challenging, but not impossible as Fiero guys have blazed that trail.

I had originally wanted to attempt this on my car, but have lost interest in W-bodies and FWD cars in general.

[Z34guy]

You say that as if GM doesnt have a mind-blowingly effective R&D department that had all the tools and parts to do this quickly and easily.

you say that as if I denied it...

[2001goldGTP]

Might as well go nuts with a cutter and welder and get a LS1/T56 and go RWD...

 

if you are going to do that, LS2 or LS3 i mean what the hell arent the ZR1 motors like 10K? could you image that living in a RWD gen 1 wbody

[Z34guy]

if you are going to do that, LS2 or LS3 i mean what the hell arent the ZR1 motors like 10K? could you image that living in a RWD gen 1 wbody

it'd be even more of a mindfuck if it was still FWD... and before you say anything, GM did it.

http://www.gmhightechperformance.com/features/0303gmh_2000_ls1_powered_impala_ss_feature/index.html

[GtpKo]

Since we're on the subject, even though this vid is almost 3 years old, I still find it inspiring.

90% chance something I'll never get to do.

 

I'm sure if you have the tenacity and tools of a V8 Fiero owner, and a matching attachment to w-bodies, it can be done.