LSX swap...questions
 

so i am starting to entertain the idea of swapping an ls into my 99 gt since my mota is fawked. and i know there are alot of guys on here that have done the swaps in fox's and what not and im just wondering what all i am going to need? will i need to have a custom harness made to use my factory gauges? what transmission should i use?

Want fit

you can buy a standalone harness for like 500 and that will run the motor and trans (if needed). the only way to use your factory gauges for like oil pressure and water temp is to make you factory sensors fit in the LS motor. the easiest way to do the swap is to get a kmember or swap mounts for the swap into you car. and you will need a set of headers for the swap too.

i guess i could buy aftermarket gauges for that stuff, but as far as my speedo and tach? will it just be something i have to mock up?

im sure your factory tach wont work off the GM tach signal, and the speedo as well

I believe dad has a tach signal inverter piece that he is not using that you can exchange some money for. I say go for it. I have entertained the idea of a mustang in your bodystyle and doing the swap.

i figure either ls with ported heads and a cam or build the 2v back and turbo it.

Ls, cam, and turbo. DONE!

I believe the LS will bolt to the 2 valve K-member with a little egging of the bolt holes....

and as far as the trans goes?

Not sure on a newer car except that I know AJE makes everything you need to do the swap. Im rear is probably gonna have to be custom made or come from AJE.

You need to get that 5.3 on CL.

what happened to the forged shortblock you had waiting to go in?

i found a ls1 with trans in bluffton for $1000

i still have it, but for the price i could part out that, my cams, get the heads fixed and sell, and my intake and shit i could pay for a cammed, ported ls swap and make moar powa

however...my father bein a ford tech for 20 years...may disown me for putting a gm motor in a mustang lol

Find a 4v Navi motor in the junkyard....... Everything will bolt up

thats what i was thinkin. lkq has one i saw that had low miles last week when i was there.

idk im gonna check out the heads a lil more tonight and see how bad they really are, last night i was tired and immediately passed out after i pulled my heads off lol

A guy down here that has a pair of new edge GTs with LSX motors. One of them is running the stock k_member in it. I will try to get more info from him next time I see the guy.

I vote you keep it Ford though man.

i did find a complete swap with 03 cobra heads that included a new lfp intercooler, lower intake, harness and all for $1800

No, not another one. :eek2: