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?

[Pnambic]

I could easily be all screwed up here, but I was talking to Clemon at the Hooters gathering in Atlanta a couple weeks ago. I think he's Toy-Jet, right? Anyway, he mentioned that he had just got a '75 914 and was working on it, so I was under the impression that he wasn't done yet. Unless maybe he already has another 914 with the LS1 in it and the '75 is a new project?
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Brad mentioned he doesn't like the rear wing on the '80 SC, but I thought the way he incorporated the radiator in the wing looked like pretty nice work. And that leaves the front trunk untouched! I bet it wouldn't look so nice on a 914 though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)