Firebird LS engine placement

[Aaronb693]

We recently purchased a 1968 Firebird with a LS swap done, 5.3L truck engine with some mild work done, 4L80E transmission. They used ICT block adapters and the OEM rubber mount and frame pedestals. To me the engine looks too close to the fire wall, like it is tight. Valve cover touching the heater core tube tight. It looks like there would be room on the adapter plate to move forward a hole, oil pan should clear steering. The drive shaft is stuffed into the transmission so room to move there. It has Camaro manifolds on it which are pretty much sitting on the power steering box. I have S10 swap headers in the shopping cart to solve that.

My question is, is there a magic number for these cars as to where the engine sits best in a factory sub frame? Do I invest in a better LS swap kit? There has to be a million different versions of them out there.



Thanks, Newbie F-body owner.