Does an LS Swap Actually Make a Car Faster? - LS Swap C4 Part 6
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2022
- If patience is not your virtue, skip to 3:00 for the action.
In this here video we get to test the 0-60 capabilities of the corvette now that the ls swap is complete. Is it faster than the small block chevy 5.7 that came with these cars? you'll have to find out. Regardless it'll be a good time.
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Some background info:
1984 C4 Corvette, 6.0 LQ4 Swap, 4L80E with B&M Magnum Grip Pro Stick Shifter, electronic manual valve body controller from Jake's Performance, Holley Terminator X, ICT Billet Adapters and Brackets, Aeromotive Stealth 340 Fuel Pump, 
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Just started the 5.3 LM7 swap to get rid of that boat anchor of the "incredible" CROSSFIRE in the 84. Nice build, man! LS NATION!
What kind of headers are you going to try? I would like a suggestion for my 86'. We used cheap shorties just to get it on the road and they are a nightmare all around. No clearance for plug wires and not much HP gain. I have seen C5 and C6 aftermarket headers fit with mods to the passenger side.
@@kriskat1521 I just got some EBAY special stainless long tubes. Heat shields for the plug wires. Im working on it fitting now, and its going ok-ish. I have an AMAZING welder working for me now, so I plan on bringing it in all cut up and have him do his magic. Passenger side and steering shaft seem to be my only 2 real issues. Nice thing about the C4, i don't care if I have to cut up and fabricate the car to get it in cuz its a worthless car in the first place, not some prized possession.
same ... gonna rebuild LM7 / 4L60e cam and spring kit, ict billet accessory kit (gonna be daily need ac and ps) , I want to do carb EFI with transmission controller
The 98-02 F-bodies were advertised with 0-60 times of like 5.2 seconds with the Ls1 and 4l60e combo & 3.42 gears (,if memory serves)
This is just plain cool man, I hope you have all the fun in the world with this thing. I cannot wait to treat my own as well as you treat your machines.
Just discovered your channel and this build you have, and I'm enjoying the content. I believe whether or not it's "worth it" is up to you, and anyone's opinions that say otherwise doesn't matter. It's a pretty dang sweet build and that engine looks clean under that hood. If it runs good, and makes you happy, and you have a good time with it, then I'd say it's completely worth it. Plus you have the satisfaction of building it yourself.
I like the way you think
Amen, don't even read comments about what you should or shouldn't do. Car building is supposed to be a fun and rewarding hobby. Whether it is a Yugo or a Corvette, as long as the owner enjoys what they are doing, it is always worth it. I LS swapped my 86 Corvette because it was a fun challenge and rewarding as hell at the road course track.
This kinda inspires me to do an ls swap now.
New sub! Liked 👍😀❤️
Really enjoying your video series Zeke! Did you have to cut the inside of the 84 hood for clearance? The 84 hood has the air channels that looks like they might hit the intake on the ls engine swap.
You will have to cut the 84 Cross-Fire ducts.
My bone stock 85 did 14.06 in 90* heat
I'll make a prediction and say yeah, from the l83 to an ls for sure it's worth it. Swapping the 84s is a great idea. There's plenty of them and they're cheap. The 85-91 with the l98 still makes sense but not as dramatic a difference. Swapping a 92-95 probably isn't worth it unless you want huge power from the ls which is easier to do. Swapping a 96 6 speed in my opinion would be stupid since they've got the lt4s and there's not tons of those. Not a collectors car but still cool. Let's see if I'm correct.
Is that they Sony Xplod 12" spiral sub?
I had one imported from the US in the 2000s and still regreat selling it.
And with a stock lm7. And built 4l60e. Think it will do sub 6? Im building a 1988 C4 over in South Africa atm
Real question is what do you want to achieve dedicated drag car/track car/Street car.
I learned to fabricate on LS's so I am bias.
LS aluminum block with new bigger sleeves forged crank and pistons, Cam swap, ported heads, turbo and tune means any LS can be better.
Depends on what you're swapping out! If you're swapping out the L98 then it'll 1,000% be way faster!!!
Im assuming this car had an L98 which was advertised at 245hp and the iron 6.0 was advertised at 300hp in lq4 trim so these numbers make good sense
Did well with it a set LS3 heads and a camshaft with matching valve springs with 226-230 intake duration and 236-244 exhaust duration with a 3600-4200rpm stall converter would make a world of difference in this cars performance these LS engines love higher stall converters and 10.5 to 1 and up compression
Average 0-60 for 84s is about 7.0 flat and 15.3 at 89 in the 1/4. The 85s knocked off a second on the 0-60.
I bet that car drives pretty good, my 84 is tiresome to drive, finicky transmission shift points and engine is always running at low rpms. Computer were so slow back then.
Rear End Gear ratio?
If you actually compared the 2 engines pictured in the thumbnail the ls would get its shit pushed in. Decent engines for easy power, at the highest levels, that gen 1 shit is going to embarrass that gasket spitting LS.
What was the 0-60 w/ 1ft rollout? Should be at the bottom of the dragy 0-60 slip. That is what the magazines and manufacturers report. Probably a 4.7 or so.
I'll have to check, I'm not sure it saved everything but that would be even better
Open the dragy app, hit "me" on the bottom right and then "history" in the upper center area. The app saves it for you.
I think bc if you did the swap right the lt1 motors are far more expensive to work on and a lot more annoying, but the ls motors are cheaper to slap turbos or superchargers on them and since they came in like every chevy truck and gmc and cadillac parts are cheap and easy to get
They lied about those numbers for insurance. Not kidding
My 1985 Corvette ran 0-60 in 5.18 seconds. Stock engine but did have 3.73 gears.
I can believe that. 5.6s stock for the 1988 with 3.07 gears. 3.73 would definitely help you out.
get a used 4L60e. That dragging sound from the start is like a clock spinning so this could easily pull 3 seconds at a 3500 launch with trans brake/lock. This is a LS these engines are nasty. Idk if the LS1 is superior to the truck motor other than ones iron and ones alloy but it seems the LS1s like my ws6 and trans ams and camaro ss were so fast
I just received a 1995 C4 and I’m going to be LS swapping it, now that you’re done with the swap for the most part would you recommend I go for a 6.0 or should I just go for a 5.3 and have it be less of a hassle? Curious to hear your thoughts, thanks
Why not a 4.8?
@@anthonyaguilar6978 I'm worried I won't be able to do burnouts with a 4.8.
@@Nomadic- 😂😂
If you have a 95 then you have an LT1, if you swap to a stock LS, you will be spending north of $4k for 40hp.
LT1 is just as capable as an LS. Just build what you got.
@@AgentEran $4k for a much more reliable platform and greater potential sounds like a good deal
Your window was open, air coming in will parachute.
A tune port all you need it’s long tube headers a pro charger
they are superior engines, stronger, internal balance, higher rpm, smoother plus many other improvements. An sbc can do the job decently with the advantage of being cheaper to produce and preserving the original look
I like both, they both have their merits, but I thought the LS better suited the build
I would pull the 317 heads off the 6.0 and put 706,243,799 on and it will probably make 50hp more
yes it does if you have a 4 cylinder or a v6 !!
Only 8 cylinders in the vettes
@@therealvontetv3117 There was an in-line 6 back in the 50s for a very very short time. But yeah they’re all V8’s.
@@destruxandexploze2552 I wouldn't be LS swapping something that rare
@@therealvontetv3117 That was in no way what I was implying. I’m just saying there have been 6 cylinder Corvette’s except very very rare, but definitely not a 4 banger lol.
WHAT??????????
Ugh, yeah...
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Are you still running the Dana 36?
for the time being
That's horrible!!! My 1995 lt1 c4 all stock well it has exhaust .It does 5.5 0 to 60!!!! Makes no since lol thought your ls would be in the 4ssss easy.....
Still a half second faster on old tires, I'd say it's significant
He said the Insta-word in the first 30sec.....I am out
For about the same money you could rebuild the sbc to make as much power. Most are getting tired of these ls swaps.. it is like going to a car show you don't eye ball the swap if you have seen it 30 other times in the same row.... it was the same with the sbc and sbf not that long ago. Point is if the original engine can be made to do the same then keep it original. Unless you wanted to put a straight six in it that sang to the moon. Now that is a corvette! Not saying that I won't still watch parts of it but yea a corvette should get a straight 6 or maybe a v12 point is you could have just got a slightly newer one and had the same thing... more would watch you do the other then ls. I have three different projects that could and normally are ls swapped and I refuse because of how many have been done. I would rather have a nightmare of problems swapping in a tractor engine that has been open to the elements for a 100 years then do a ls swap... I still haven't figured out what engine I am putting in the toy. But that will be a 1000hp engine with minimum of 9k read line.... probably a straight 6 or maybe a boat engine. Have both so never know.
Good for you
Can’t believe I read that whole comment, can’t get that time back
Im down to see a your inline 6 or "boat engine" hit a 9k redline! POST IT UP! LMAO!! GTFOH with your silliness, young man. Build at least ONE engine before you talk like that, your not fooling anyone here sir.
I wanted to rebuild a 350sbc into a 408 stroker with 440whp. An LS can make that way way easier for way way cheaper and be more reliable and durable.
LS is common and popular for a reason, it’s a solid foundation for any type of build. Torque, horsepower, NA, turbo, supercharged. Truck, car, you name it. It works. That’s the whole point, most power for cheap.
It feels like you wanted to shit on this guy about LS swapping then boast about your pipe dream. Lame.
No the only thing that makes a car faster engine wise is the power to spine it up to the moon so you can reach higher speeds. The power is different depending on what you are after. A lot of salt flat racers end up with such a high gearing that it takes forever to hit top speed. Then you have the other end where 140 in a 1/4 mile under 10 secs is fast. With funny cars they hit around 20k for a red line and have one use before completely rebuilding. The salt guy will go faster with less power just not as quickly..... miles instead of a fraction of a mile. So for a day to day car most lean one way or the other. What you have to remember is it faster or quicker they are two different things. As well as I end up talking to a ton of drag guys but the info that they tend to give is to make your car quick not fast.... please learn the difference if you don't know....
Thanks for your boundless knowledge, the world is a better place now that you have graced us with your wisdom.
What was the point of this comment? If you need someone to talk to get a therapist that’s into cars or something leave us alone.
Funnycar motors dont have a 20K redline and they arent 1 use motors unless the tuneup is wrong.
@@wellby5000 He must have been thinking top fuel dragster 20,000hp and 1 time use engine. Or something to that affect.
Could have installed a SBC 400 and been even faster without the headache of an LS install
Could have but didn’t