camaro ls1 into c5
Melting Slicks
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Ya you should have everything you need to make it work. Just swap over what's needed. I know the engines have some cam differences. So maybe a little tuning is needed. But I see no reason why it wouldn't work.
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My local yard has a 70k camaro ls1 longblock for 1200 bucks. Im thinking i can swap it in with some LTs and light bolt ons with a tune and i can skate by. I would rebuild mine, but since the crank is unserviceable and I have a bountiful amount of metal shavings inside, a yard engine will be considerably less costly and I can fit some mods into my budget. Im not overly concerned with performance, this is more of a budget build. Even with some light mods I can get away with spending under 9k on my c5!
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Updated: I now have the engine in my possession. It is from a 2000 camaro ss. I got with it the wiring harness and pcm. My question now is, can I use the camaro pcm to run the engine in my car? I have read a little bit about the advantages of swapping to a 99+ computer for tuning puropses but its unclear if i can use an f body pcm in a c5. Anyone know if its been done or can be done? I dont want to lose functionality of my diagnostic buttons so worse case is to swap the engine and use the 98 electronics with a tune. Im just thinking for ease and possible future benefit if I do end up modifying the car if i can get away with swapping in the newer pcm now and skipping the tune until its worth my time and money
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I do not believe you can use the PCM from the f body for your C5. I believe the f body has a separate trans controller.
I could certainly be wrong. Check with a tuner.
I could certainly be wrong. Check with a tuner.
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I dont plan on having a real dyno tune done. Just a benchtop reprogram to make it work if possible. For now im just swapping in stock for stock to get it running. I plan to port the 806s from the core engine that came in the car and install a cam when I eventually build a new short block. But thats going to be years in the making if i do just a little bit here and there. Then I will do a real tune. My objective for the time being is to just get it driving and worry about performance later. I have been in contact with a tuner and it looks like the avenue I will be taking is to repin the 98 harness for the 00 pcm. Then send him my 00 pcm and make it work with my vehicle. Then when I add performance im already set up with the better pcm. I will have the corvette harness out of the car tomorrow and do the repin tomorrow night.
