how much money am i lookin at to do a full LS1 swap in my 98 V6 camaro? really, im just lookin for the cheapest way to put in a LS1

 

It might be cheaper to sell your V6 Camaro and locate a reasonable LS1.

 

Seriously, he's right. You would have to buy the new motor and trans, and all the other parts that need to be changed, and then you have to do the actual conversion, which would be a ton of work and probably take forever, or pay labor to have someone else do it. It would be probably cheaper, and less of a headache for you, to sell your six-cylinder, and buy an LS1 car.

 

These guys are probably right. You can get a '98 Z28 for under $8000. Under $6000 if you're willing to accept one with high miles (~150K).

I'd guess $4000-5000 for a motor, transmission, and all of the parts you'll need for the swap. If you're doing the labor yourself, I hope you have lots of time, lots of people to help you, and lots of good tools.

 

And, yes that would be very resonable. Turn key LS1's go for about $5500 alone. The tranny could be from $1200 to the skys the limit $3500. Not including other stuff, and someone who know how to perform the swap, that could cost you over a couple grand in itself. Now, you're going to be up to around $8000 to $10,000... You could buy a used camaro with an LS1 for that. good day.

 

don't forget about swapping the rears to get rid of the open differential, or installing a posi unit....easily another $500+

 

There may have been a few sell for that price, but that would be over $4,000 under blue book value (approximately). So, I'm guessing that would be rare.

Ben T.

 

The only time it's worth it to do that is when you have a very good condition V6 F-body, and a wrecked one with a good engine (trans too if you want a manual) and can get it on salvage price.

Otherwise you're looking at around what 7k~ for the V6 car and $5k for a new engine? Then you have the cost, time and effort of getting it in there, or paying for someone else to do it. I got my camaro for $15,800 i think, so really it's better to just find one.

 

There are half a dozen near my ZIP on AutoTrader right now.