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Thread: 98' Camaro v6 to 5.3L swap
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08-03-2015, 08:04 AM #21
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Rear Axles discussions are like who makes the best cam/heads/LT headers....
All are in agreement that the stock 10 bolt is a major POS.
12bolt's seem to be the popular recommendation for Auto's
9" for Manuals
8.8's and Dana 60's are somewhat new and work well for both auto and manual cars. I don't know much about Dana60's sorry.
Some pro's and cons of 8.8" vs 9"
9" are strong as hell. Takes one hell of beating, the 3rd member is what makes them highly sought after for track use. 30 mins you can have a totally different gear set, break a ring gear or pinon, pop in your spare. Huge support for aftermarket parts.
Cons - heavy, requires a specific torque arm, drive shaft, average drive train loss is around 20-23% (What I mean is engine making 500hp at the flywheel, you're making about 385ish hp at the wheels).
8.8's
Pros - lighter then 9", strong as hell but 9" is more so, Average drive train loss is 15-18%. Price cheaper than 9", Huge aftermarket parts support. A WAVETRAC diff is now offer for 31 spline axles. You can use your f body style torque arm and drive shaft (after a new u joint is installed to mate to 8.8 pinon piece.
Con's - sorta new to being availability, Most 8.8's are like mine, custom fab. I only know of one place that is now offering them as a production piece (Hawks3rdGen).
I'll leave the 12bolt and Dana60 guys explain them.
For a car that is going to see a few passes at a track I would not recommend the 9". That would be serious over kill.http://www.ls1.com/forums/f7/my-6-liter-build-174257/
http://www.ls1.com/forums/f8/my-8-8-rear-build-165553/
6.0L Block - Forged 403ci , Polluter Stg3 Cam, FAST 102mm Intake, NW102 TB, MSD wires, NGK TR6 plugs, Truck Coil Packs, LS3 Fuel Injectors, CC Pacesetter LT Headers, TS&P ORY, QTP e-Cutout, Magnaflow Muffler, 104mm Air Lid & Line Lock, Catch Can, Stage 2 T56 w/Viper shaft, PRO 5.0 Shifter, Tick MC, SPEC Stg3+ Clutch, QT SFI BH, MWC DSL, Full UMI Performance Suspension, Viking Coilovers, YR1 Snowflake Wheels wrapped in NT555 tires & Custom Fab Ford 8.8 rear w/Wavetrac Diff 3.93 Yukon Gears, WSQ Hood, 3"CM Strange Eng Drive Shaft.
00 FB Vert - "Stockish" Belstein Shocks, Hotchkis Springs (1" Drop), C7 Snowflake 17" Wheels
78 FB - Just getting started......
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08-16-2015, 04:54 AM #22
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08-16-2015, 05:27 AM #23
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98' Camaro v6 to 5.3L swap
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08-16-2015, 06:25 AM #24
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Yes or Transam if any of you are willing to give me further advice into this engine swap adventure Haha. I decided to say hell with it and just go big and do the 6.0 (: Figured you guys would be good advisors if you're willing. Only other thing that has changed is that I may be doing this in a 3rd gen instead, I'm undecided on which one yet since it'll be hard letting go of this car. So if either of you are interested, it would be amazing if I could talk to you guys about any questions I may have
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08-16-2015, 06:29 AM #25
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Black/ Silver- 98 TA WS6/ 01 C5 Corvette
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421 CI LQ9, Tick Performance Custom Cam, TFS 255cc LS3 heads, Kooks 2" LT headers, Kooks 3" True Duals w/ high flow cats, FTP 104 lid, Speed Density Tune, 4" silicon tube, LS6 VCT, FAST 102 Intake, NW 102 TB, Oil Catch Can, SLP Bilstein Shocks w/ Vogtland Springs, CTS-V 4-piston Calipers w/C6 Z06 rotors, Stainless Steel Brake Lines, R1 concepts premium rotors, Hawk HP+ brake pads, VFN WSQ Hood, C5-R timing chain, SLP oil pump, E85 tune, Walbro 450 fuel pump, Deatschwerkz 95# injectors, Breathless performance headlights, Frost Tune, !HVAC.
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