[badasscomaro]

I just got a 96 camaro rs shell for free and straight body I got a I believe a 4l60 tranny with it is there a way I can use this transmission with a 350 first gen motor and. Do I need to run the controller box if I can

 

[joe_padavano]

I just got a 96 camaro rs shell for free and straight body I got a I believe a 4l60 tranny with it is there a way I can use this transmission with a 350 first gen motor and. Do I need to run the controller box if I can

If it was originally a V8 car, the engine bolts up. If it was a V6 car, it won't. If it's a 4L60E (as opposed to a 4L60), it doesn't shift without a computer.

 

[badasscomaro]

Ok Its a v6. So ill Have to Fine a tranny do u know how much work till be to get the 350 first gen to fit in the car

 

[peetyweet]

Getting a 350 engine in that car is going to be a bugger. The only 2 ways that I've been successful in getting them in is pulling the entire front clip off or removing the frame support & installing the engine from the bottom. Reason being, the engine firewall sits further back than the windshield which prevents the engine from being installed from the top. Good Luck!!!

 

[gearheadslife]

they came with lt1 genII a gen one with a carb you'll hit the cowl..
tpi should fit.. but a carb you'll be hard pressed to get an air cleaner on it..

 

[badasscomaro]

Ok What do u suggest to get it to fit

 

[Infinite Monkeys]

Ok Its a v6. So ill Have to Fine a tranny do u know how much work till be to get the 350 first gen to fit in the car

These cars came with V8's so there is room. A '96 is a computer controlled engine, so you have to decide if you want a computer, or a carb engine. Buying another V6 would be the easiest thing to do, but that's probably not what you're looking for. After market wiring harness and motor mounts are available for the 5.7L.

If you go with a V8, you'll need a new Trany as well and possibly a cross member. Maybe a new radiator. Motor mount and cross member holes should already be there, so factory mounts should do.

Easiest V8 conversion, IMHO is to go the carb route and a hood scoop. Then maybe a manual trany.

As far as how much work, I'd say a lot of work to make it a V8 car, but that's subjective..... How badly do you want a V8?

 

[gearheadslife]

here is a photo of the lt1 efi, see how low that set up is, and see cowl.. I'm willing to bet a g.m. factory 1985 carb intake thats mighty short to clear the 3rd gen hoods, you'll not get a carb on it. and if you did the airhorn would be touching the cowl.. if it even slides into place..

 

[badasscomaro]

Ok so I would Have to put a cowl iduction Good then right and how Howard is it to put the engin threw the bottom with out a lift

 

[badasscomaro]

Ok What do u suggest to get it to fit

 

[Valkyrie5.7]

What are you going to do about the distributor when you get that thing in there? Better cut a hole in the dash now so you can adjust your timing and change plug wires...

 

[badasscomaro]

So u have to cut a hole in dash is there any way around it

 

[Valkyrie5.7]

So u have to cut a hole in dash is there any way around it

I was just joking more or less about cutting the hole, but you're going to be hard-pressed to do any adjustments or tune up work with it buried under the cowl back there. Mines a pain in the butt as it is, and it's in a fullsize truck with a ton of room. Are you married to the idea of putting a gen I sbc in it? An LT1 would be cheap, a 5.3L would be cheaper. Both would avoid your distributor problem.

 

[badasscomaro]

I probably would be ok with going le1 but ive got sbc Hwre thats already built and im short on Cash that way

 

[gearheadslife]

So u have to cut a hole in dash is there any way around it

yup.. run a lt1 gen 2 or an ls

the glass covers half the engine..

 

[badasscomaro]

I would if I had the money for an LS1

 

[Valkyrie5.7]

I probably would be ok with going le1 but ive got sbc Hwre thats already built and im short on Cash that way

My honest suggestion (Take or leave it) is to either trade the F-body for a car that will be a lot easier to swap your 350 into, or trade the 350 for an LT1 or 5.3L. You'll be harder pressed to do the latter, but crazier things have been traded in a situation where someone needs something. Craigslist will be your best friend in either instances. If you still decide to push forward on your current plans, I'd go search the forums over on LS1tech.com I'm sure a couple guys have done this swap before there and might have some tricks that will get you around your distributor issues.