oil pan, and motor mount adapters for obs

[DRAGGIN95]

Hello, I have started on a 6.0 swap in my 95 chevy 2wd 1/2 ton CC stepside, I have a couple of questions that I can not find the answer to in the search zone. First off, My truck is airbagged and lays frame, so I am wanting to know about clearance on a stock lq4 6.0 oil pan vs. the front crossmember, mainly will that oil pan sit either flush with or slightly above the crossmember. Second question is, I need motor mount adapter's that keep the trans in stock location, so that I don't have to have to mod. my driveshaft again, so the question is which adapters, I know some move the 1in. forward or back. Thanks in advance for all replies. Take it easy.

[low91]

The truck oil pan is gonna hang way past the frame, you'll want to find an F-body oil pan, pickup tube and windage tray to swap on before the motor goes in.

Either the 1" back plates or the standard type will work fine but depending on what the truck originaly came with you may have to elongate the mount hole in the center of the crossmember or drill a few new holes in the frame neither would be that hard.

I've got a set of the standard mounts for sale if your interested.http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/sale-...cers-more.html

[RedHeartbeat]

+1 on the Fbody pan.

Buy the mounts the set the engine back 1", you'll be much closer to the stock location than if you used the standard mounts.

[DRAGGIN95]

Thanks for the replies, I have a couple more questions for you guys as well. I am looking to puchase an engine this coming week, here's the deal, I am looking at several 6.0 lq4 engines, ranging from 03 to 06 models with from 28,000 to 55,ooo miles, there are about 10 to choose from, here's the problem, I want to do a drive by cable TB, what I am wondering is can I swap a 99-02 DBC TB and intake on let's say 05 6.0 will it fit. I have already talked to nelson performance about a wiring harness, and I am planning to buy from them. Second question is, are there any years of 6.0's that I should stay away from, BTW the only reason I am not looking at just buying a 99-02 6.0 in the first place is all those year ones around here have tons of miles. Thanks again.

[RedHeartbeat]

yeah, that will work. The only intakes that wont swap are the gen4 rectangular intake port head won't work with the early catheral type DBCable or DBW intakes. You will have to purchase a throttle cable bracket and put a couple of inserts into the intake manifold to hold the cable bracket. You can JB weld some drilled and tapped rod into the hole. I threaded the plastic and put a thread insert in there to hold mine.

[DRAGGIN95]

Do you guys think I would lose a ton of torque by switching to an intake off of 5.7 LS1 out of a camaro. I know the runners are a lot shorter, but I would love the look of it and since I am going to have to change it anyway. Thanks

[low91]

I've heard alot of people say to stay away from the ls1 intake. You might check out the thread on the ls6 intake, it looks just like the ls1. http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/front...take-swap.html

And a cable throttle body will still bolt up to a dbw intake they seem to be pretty much the same.

[RedHeartbeat]

I ran an LS1 intake for the longest time and it worked just fine. Matter of fact it kicked a lot of tail with the LS1 intake.

[DRAGGIN95]

Awesome info, thanks guys!

[RedHeartbeat]

That's what we're here for.