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09-10-2009, 07:06 PM | #1 |
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5.3 swap
What oil pan is everyone using that is doing the ls swap? My motor doesnt seem to sit as low as I thought it would, but I'm running a Flat Out Engineeering crossmember and the corvette rack is keeping the motor from sitting any lower. Currently I have a truck oil pan mounted.
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09-11-2009, 10:02 AM | #2 |
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Re: 5.3 swap
i used the truck pan with home made adapter plates to the stock perches. i've heard a camaro/trans am pan fits and offers more ground clearance. my motor sits about as low as possible using the stock crossmember. i'm sure some other guys will chime in, i think theres a few on here who have done the conversion.
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09-11-2009, 01:01 PM | #3 |
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Re: 5.3 swap
Not for sure about in a truck but I know that swapping into a Gbody folks are using a CTS-V pan. They have more clearance.
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09-11-2009, 03:34 PM | #4 |
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Re: 5.3 swap
TimE is doing that. You might check out his thread.
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09-11-2009, 04:21 PM | #5 |
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Re: 5.3 swap
My '66 has the stock crossmember with ECE motor mounts and the stock pan fits perfectly.
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09-11-2009, 08:10 PM | #6 |
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Re: 5.3 swap
I am fitting a LS motor right now in my 65. It had the Trailblazer pan and I had to switch to the Silverado pan. I was able to put the crank centerline at the same height as the original 283 I took out. The bottom of the pan sits well below the cross member. It looks like a shorter pan with a longer sump might work as well.
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