Nice work Brent, should be very helpful.

 

Definitely helpful.

 

Nice work!
Could be a sticky in LS Swap?

 

If only you knew a moderator who could do so for us....

 

Thanks Guys, there's so many variations that it's hard to keep track of them all without some kind of resource.

 

Is there a way to tell what it is when looking at an engine? Must be a way.
I've wondered about this for a long time. Brent, great job identifying these
L S engines for us. Thanks.

 

There are a few ways to tell what you have.

-LS engines have the engine size cast into the front of the block (4.8/5.3, 5.7, 6.0, 6.2, 7.0). The 4.8/5.3 block has both numbers cast onto it, not one or the other.

-All iron blocks are truck engines, all car engines have aluminum blocks, but not all aluminum blocks are car blocks.

-Gen IV engines have a front mounted cam sensor on the timing cover and knock sensors are on the side of the block, Gen III have a rear/top of block cam sensor and knock sensors under the intake (on the valley cover).

-Also, the heads have a number cast on them (front of passenger, rear of driver side) that you can then cross reference to see what engines came with those heads. Also the shape of the intake port (cathedral/rectangular/small rectangular) will give you a hint as to what engine it came off. And the shape of the intakes are different as well.

 

Can any of LS engines work in the 1st gen Camaros , Maybe a oil pan change ? I am new to the LS swap and would like to know what will or wont work . EBAY has some pretty good prices on engines . Will a TKO 600 work with a LS engine because I have one

 

Tom you can absolutely put an LS into a first gen Camaro. Its been a popular swap in the hot rodding world for quite a few years now, I have even made the swap myself with a T-56 and it was quiet time consuming but very easy for a first time engine swapper like myself. I would highly recommend looking to Holley to get everything in your car, they may be a little more expensive than other kits but it makes everything drop right in.

As for a used engine, I would review if that is the route you want to take. Depending on what comes with it you may be spending a lot of extra cash to get what you need to make it run. There are some good sources of information here as well with people like Vegas69 who have done this swap countless times.

 

Thank you guys very much for all the great info, I have looked at kit now and also pull outs . Its all very interesting but some how I ended up do both of my Camaros at the same time so I do have limits on what I can do . I most likely will just go with the 489 I have and do a EFI Throttle body on my 68 and then after I finish my 67 I can go back and play with my 68 some more

 

Great sticky. Be cool to add the model of cars/trucks near the designations. For example, the 04 GTO also had the 350 HP LS1. Couple are listed (Vettes, Camaros) but not an exhaustive list.

Still a great tool, though!

 

This really clears it up for me.Thankyou