LS1 update Options

[Brett W]

Alright I got my first look at a complete LS1 Engine sitting on the floor and not in a car. I measure it for length and hieght. The numbers i came up with are:

Height from bottom of oil pan to top of motor 24.5-25 inches
Length from back of head to front of water pump pulley 27.5-28.0

Supposedly the LS1-LS6 wieghs 497 lbs fully dressed. What does the standard 914 V8 small blocked weigh fully dressed? (With all of the Conversion parts)

These engines are not cheap right now. I am hearing about 4000 for the complete engine, tranny, computer, and harness. You can sell the tranny for 800-1500 dollars so that may help ease the pain. I would like to try and mooch the motor off my buddy and see what will need to be clearenced to fit it in a 914. I have a feeling that the fire wall will need to be cut to clear the water pump pulley.


Any other thoughts on this?

[Brad Roberts]

The fly by wire throttle is easy. Most of them have a mechanical setup that goes to a "box" under the seat and converts the motion. The Boxsters are done this way.

This is all great info guy's. I wish I had one sitting here.

I honestly dont see anything seriously screwed up with the water setup. It would take two small adapters.

The reason why the aftermarket V8 conversion company's havent done it yet:.. none of them have developed anything new in the last 20 years. Only one is actually moving forward with their current product line and perfecting it. The other is content selling what he has sold for the last 30 years.


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