Short Bus said:I'm sure it can be done, but it's not gonna be cheap or easy.
BO TIE SS said:The general consensus is that it would be cheaper to sell the Voy and buy an SS.
BO TIE SS said:The general consensus is that it would be cheaper to sell the Voy and buy an SS.
ItsOnVoy said:Not worth the headache of doing that!! The SS are cheaper now if you want to just buy it on the side to have fun with some speed
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djthumper said:It is a lot more complex then VHT on the signal covers getting too dark.
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Regulator said:I know it doesn't help much with your question, but kind of along the same topic. I have thought it would be worthwhile to do a body swap onto an SS frame w/ drivetrain and electronics already in place. It would be worth watching for a totaled SS if that could be done with minimal interior work needed.
TollKeeper said:Of course that would only work if she had a SWB. But she has a LWB.
Regulator said:Of course that is why I said "I know it doesn't help much with your question, but kind of along the same topic." But hey, thanks for pointing out what I already knew.![]()
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Voymom said:I think we may do it. But I have to get better first, so nothing will be done or really decided for another 6-8 weeks. And Tarnished! I love the way you think![]()
Juicy K said:You know if you really do this, you need to do a wright up on the build. I wanna see it done to an XL.![]()
Voymom said:I think we may do it. But I have to get better first, so nothing will be done or really decided for another 6-8 weeks. And Tarnished! I love the way you think![]()
fr34kout said:Figured this thread was the best place to ask, had this idea for a while but never bothered to ask.
What are the actual differences between the 5.3 and 6.0 internals? As in could I bore out my 5.3 to 4" bore (SS size, same exact stroke) and put 4" pistons, then while I'm in there swap in a cam and some heads and essentially turn my 5.3 into a 6.0? Or are there more differences between the 2 motors? From what I've seen headers, intake manifold, TB, water pump, block, everything looks the same except the bore, pistons, and heads.
Juicy K said:The LS2 is Aluminum, but other than that they are both gen3 small blocks, so I would think almost everything should be able to swap. I would hope gm left enough meat on the cylinders to bore it that big. But I am not 100% sure.![]()
jimmyjam said:max bore on the lh6 is 3.910" apparently
lh6 heads supposedly have a smaller intake valve. you can probably get some 243 (ls2) heads for cheap. a little p&p and you're good to go.
anyone can swap v8s, its easy. swapping a v8 into an i6 is not for amateurs.
jimmyjam said:max bore on the lh6 is 3.910" apparently
lh6 heads supposedly have a smaller intake valve. you can probably get some 243 (ls2) heads for cheap. a little p&p and you're good to go.
anyone can swap v8s, its easy. swapping a v8 into an i6 is not for amateurs.
fr34kout said:Isn't the block the same though? Could I bore it to 4.00" with the different heads, or the block just won't take more than 3.91? I remember seeing the 3.9 and I was wondering why SS was 4.00 if it was the same block lol. I'm kind of thinking if I'm going to swap the heads, might as well go with something better than the ls2 lol
fr34kout said:So I'm kind of thinking if I'm going to build the engine, I might as well just save up and do it all one time, even though it's going to break the bank a little. Rather save up for a year or two to do it right then do it half ass and not get the results I want. I get what you're saying now about the sleeves, so now I'm thinking:
Resleeve to 6.2 size (think I have to bore to 4.362 to get the sleeve to fit), pistons, cam and cam kit, roller rocker arms, lifters, heads, intake manifold, and intake manifold. Probably looking in the 7k range, possibly more. This would be at minimum, 3 years from now. Although it would cost more than buying an 6.2 ls2, in my head it's almost all aftermarket performance parts and I should get a decent amount of hp over a regular 6.2. Make sense, or am I going crazy?
Tarnished said:I would do it, just to do it.. because nobody else I know has done it. Kinda like back in the neo-chopper days a few years back; If you wanted one, you just bought the same thing as everyone else, except with small cosmetic changes and a new paint job. Who wants that cookie cutter crap?
Not me.. just because it's cheaper and easier won't dissuade me.
Just "buying an SS" will just make me feel like I'm unique.. like everyone else with an SS lol.
Heck no.
It may seem backwards to some, but a friend down here on the gulf coast is rolling in an SS.. that has been converted to look like a pre-2006 LS.. and it is awesome.
He may not look all "cool and fast".. but he's a true sleeper. Looks like a soccermom taxi.. 16" wheels, badging, and moulding.. and a roof rack.. not even fog lights in the fascia. Way to be the proverbial wolf in sheeps clothing!
Only things that could give him away, is his exhaust tone, and stance.
Hell, if you want to do it, do it. That's Hot Rod Culture at it's best; when someone tells you why you shouldn't do it, and then you turn around and do it anyways and be different.![]()