LS1/T56 swap into 73 Corvette

[meinthe73]

So I bought this Vette in January with a 350 and a th400. It was fun for a couple months but quickly got tired of the lack of performance and unreliability. I got a chance to purchase a LS1/T56 for a good price and hopped on it. This is what it looked like the day I brought it home. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo085-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo091-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo088-1.jpg Pulled the old motor. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo0831-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo0828-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo0827-1.jpg The LS1/T56 https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo08341-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/Photo08331-1.jpg In with the new. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/DSC03008-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/DSC03007-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/20100728192324-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/20100728194220-1.jpg The exhaust I plan to use. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/20100802191048-1.jpg The Ls1 Running.With open headers and VATS bypass. https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/th_video20100726114217-1.jpg (http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/bigsalina/?action=view&current=video-2010-07-26-11-42-17.mp4)

[CruizinKev]

:twothumbs nice project!!!

[meinthe73]

just an update of the exhaust...need a little more adjustments.
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[meinthe73]

The walk around
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/08/th_video20100827154525-1.jpg (http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/bigsalina/?action=view&current=video-2010-08-27-15-45-25.mp4)

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My favorite!
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[neki67]

Thanks for sharing!

How would you compare running it with the SBC vs the LS and did you also do some suspension/brake upgrades?

[John Wright]

Sweet, the shifter hit the console for you...cool deal!

[CruizinKev]

looking good!

[meinthe73]

Thanks for sharing!

How would you compare running it with the SBC vs the LS and did you also do some suspension/brake upgrades?

Well my old 350 was stock so its was weak. Comparing a built sbc or stock to ls1 ? There is a lot of variables. But with the ls1 your not just getting power your getting relaibilty and mpgs. But when my temp gauge comes in ill let you know how it feelss when I let it loose

[Ishmael]

was that sbc really purple or was that just the photo?

[meinthe73]

was that sbc really purple or was that just the photo?
no.. it really was purple.. haha... The previous owner thought it would be cool? I would have gone green and called it the Hulk