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Themarowagon · 11-14-2017, 08:32 PM

I really like the new LTx engines series chevy has to offer. I study how they work and their main issues non the less they are a greath engine. Im looking to put an lt4 in to my late 5th gen. I know it is possible, the question is what does it need to make it possible? I know i can mod my ls3 for greater power but i believe the direct injection engines respond faster. The ls3.... well it has potentiol but at down low it is very lazy compared to the LT engines.

blake-b · 11-14-2017, 09:40 PM

Have you checked into how the different CAN systems are going to work together?

Outlaw77 · 11-15-2017, 08:32 AM

I hate direct injection engines.

jeff657756 · 11-15-2017, 10:49 AM

Didn’t you already ask this question? The answers you are going to get aren’t going to change lol.

maddoggyusa · 11-15-2017, 11:07 AM

nancygrl · 11-15-2017, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff657756

Didn’t you already ask this question? The answers you are going to get aren’t going to change lol.

Yup....as if asking 4 months later is going to change the replies.

Well....I had a '16 2SS and a '17ZL1....and I'm finding I want to get back into a 5th Gen, and I will at some point once I'm able to.

While I loved the weight reduction and some interior refinement, the reliability of the power and drivetrain is not where it should be. There are a whole host of issues people have been having, and I can't wait to get back into a nice LS3 5th gen......I think the bean-counters are running things in GM again causing quality to go into the toilet.

Mod your current LS3 and you'll be better for it in the long run.

fly2hip8 · 11-15-2017, 03:24 PM

Interesting. What exactly are the issues?

blake-b · 11-15-2017, 03:28 PM

The CAN protocols are different from Gen 5 to Gen 6 I believe.

Sesiom Summers · 11-15-2017, 04:32 PM

Ill keep the LS3.. is more reliable than current LT engines and far more customizable, even for an old LS1 you can still find more parts than a LT1

Russell James · 11-16-2017, 05:32 PM

When people ask about doing a swap like this... my first thought is... show me one already successfully done.

The only LT4 swaps I've seen have been into old school 60s/70s muscle cars and at monstrous fab work expense. Basically have to custom build the front frame, suspension/steering. Then one headache after another trying to get the electronics/fuel system/throttle... to work.

If someone makes a swap kit (they don't), DIY swaps become very doable. No kit, nobody has done it yet for many good reasons.

It would be like putting an apple Macbook motherboard in a Dell PC. A thousand hurdles to jump to get it in there. Then a million electronics puzzles to sort out.

11-14-2017, 08:32 PM	#1
Themarowagon Drives: Black ss Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 26	Lt4 engine swap? I really like the new LTx engines series chevy has to offer. I study how they work and their main issues non the less they are a greath engine. Im looking to put an lt4 in to my late 5th gen. I know it is possible, the question is what does it need to make it possible? I know i can mod my ls3 for greater power but i believe the direct injection engines respond faster. The ls3.... well it has potentiol but at down low it is very lazy compared to the LT engines.

11-15-2017, 10:49 AM	#4
jeff657756 Drives: 2014 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: United States Posts: 660	Didn’t you already ask this question? The answers you are going to get aren’t going to change lol. __________________ https://instagram.com/jp_1le/

11-15-2017, 04:32 PM	#9
Sesiom Summers Drives: 94 Z28 / 01 Z28 / 2015 50th GT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Park-FL /Bogota Col Posts: 447	Ill keep the LS3.. is more reliable than current LT engines and far more customizable, even for an old LS1 you can still find more parts than a LT1 __________________ 01 SOM A4 Z28 / 15 Mustang A6 50th anniversary XXXhp 460hp

11-14-2017, 09:40 PM	#2
blake-b Drives: 2009 ZR1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,205	Have you checked into how the different CAN systems are going to work together?

11-15-2017, 08:32 AM	#3
Outlaw77 Drives: 2018 Charger SRT 392 F8 Green Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oakville Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,910	I hate direct injection engines.

11-15-2017, 11:07 AM	#5
maddoggyusa Drives: 2013 Camaro Dusk 2SS/6 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,586

11-15-2017, 03:24 PM	#7
fly2hip8 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Kansas Posts: 342	Interesting. What exactly are the issues?

11-15-2017, 03:28 PM	#8
blake-b Drives: 2009 ZR1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,205	The CAN protocols are different from Gen 5 to Gen 6 I believe.

11-16-2017, 05:32 PM	#10
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	When people ask about doing a swap like this... my first thought is... show me one already successfully done. The only LT4 swaps I've seen have been into old school 60s/70s muscle cars and at monstrous fab work expense. Basically have to custom build the front frame, suspension/steering. Then one headache after another trying to get the electronics/fuel system/throttle... to work. If someone makes a swap kit (they don't), DIY swaps become very doable. No kit, nobody has done it yet for many good reasons. It would be like putting an apple Macbook motherboard in a Dell PC. A thousand hurdles to jump to get it in there. Then a million electronics puzzles to sort out.