Posi12Bolt Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 OK, when it comes to these newer gen. engines I am kinda lost, so here is the deal.... I have this '91 RS camaro 305 TBI w/ 5spd car layin around... and I also have the 5.3L engine from the '02 2wd escalade that I parted... so here is what I was wanting to do: How differant is the mounts setup on the 5.3L compared to the 5.0L in the camaro presently...? will the current 5spd mount up? or will a T56 6spd mount up? those are the 2 major worries I have before I rip the camaro apart, not too worried about the driveshaft or wiring...I can figure that sh*t out myself... SOOOO... any input would be appreciated, just lookin to take this turd of a car and the engine I have layin around and make a cool runner... or am I daydreaming and is this a total waste of energy...? any other major problems I may run into?? thanks Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posi12Bolt Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 wow...LS1tech has alot of info so from what i gathered... the 5.3 is compatible just as a LS1 would be and I know those have been swapped into them before... use a 98+ t56 tranny... and I'm in the game.... 285hp... thats quite a jump from the TBI 305 that has 244k miles on it...hehe so some 4:10 gears, 6-spd, and 285hp...should be fun... gonna start on it next weekend... a cherry picker, beer and some friends.... woohoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGIEPSS Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 best of luck and post pics of the project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 i would look into thirdgen.org. there are a few guys over there that have put a gen III small block into a third gen. i believe the only big deal is the oil pan and air conditioning. one of the magazine's recently did this install step by step, but i can't remember which one. i'd recomend using a 6 speed from an f-body as it should be a bolt in. the 5.3 will be in a great home in that car. with minimal mods it'll run 13's and be one hell of a street toy. keep us updated on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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