I'm planning on swapping a ls2 engine w/ a th400 transmission on a 1995 camaro, what parts would i need for the engine to fit and the transmission. all help will be appreciated. thanks.

 

ls1 k-member and th400 crossmember would be a good start. You can get them aftermarket (like BMR).

-Geoff

 

Thanks, also which headers should i use??.. and thanks again, i'll be looking at the k member and crossmember.. :-)

 

Any f-body LS1 longtubes should work.

 

thx., i was planning on using a ..should i say it.. a ford 8.8 rearend..for strenght and economy, they can stand abuse, has anyone heard of this before??

 

You know those don't bolt in, right? Not even a little.

-Geoff

 

Yes, but i have a friend that's what you call a fabricator and says he can adapt the rear end to fit my car..i was thinking to go with a 9" but this alternative seems better...at least for now...

 

are you getting the ls1 from a donor camaro or another car,i just did this same swap
into a 97 camaro .It was a good project ,would do again .

 

cough**cough** excuse me! what Camaro came with an LS2? i'm dying to know

 

you can buy wrecked cars w/ swaps in them?

i bought a 94 camaro with a 4.8 lsx in it? made my ls1 swap a lot easier!

 

LS2 from a donor vette...not sure if i'll have trouble with the engine mounts even w the ls K-member.

 

All gen 3 and 4 motors have the same mountong holes.

 

How are you going to address the differences in the axle housing lengths? Are you going to ditch the pan hard and run an upper/lower setup like a stang? I am just interested, since I never heard of this swap before.

-Geoff

 

the 8.8 hybrid has been done several times. you take the 8.8 chunk and weld on the 10bolt axle tubes, have new axles made, weld up the TA mount and you are good to go, granted that is a way over simplified explanation but that is the cliff notes version.

 

I will be more than happy to sale you the spohn LSx K-member if you want to go tubular and loose weight. also if you want/need the crossmembers and such that are needed as well.

stock gauge cluster will not work so you will need aftermarket gauages.
be prepared to do alot of wiring.

Th400 will 'bolt up' to the LS2, minus a couple of bolts, you will either need a TC built for the LS style crank or run a "regular" TH400 TC and get a crank spacer.

There are some other little things but it can be done.