LS1 into a toyota pickup truck

[S13NewB]

I've had my 94 toyota pick up truck for a while now and i absolutely love it. the 22RE is the definition of a reliable motor. however, i may no longer have to use my truck as my daily driver, so i'd like to do a badass engine swap to make it an offroad monster. I believe the LS1 would be the perfect choice:

1. all aluminum lightwieght (maintain weight dist)
2. readily available powertrain for a good price
2. easy 400 hp with a cam/valvetrain upgrade
3. Torque monster!!!!

I'm curious to see if anyone knows of a shop, or forum where i can find someone who has dome something similar. I know that i can get the engine/ecu/harness, and custom mounts/headers. however i cant find any aftermarket support for a transmission conversion piece, or if there is an aftermarket transmission that will work with an LS1. any help would be awesome. thanks.

[quicsilvia]

that would be sick

[speedy02]

Here are a few good links to do research on how to do the conversion.

PerformanceTrucks.net Forums - powered by vBulletin (http://www.performancetrucks.net/forums/)

LS1TECH - LS1 Camaro, Corvette, Firebird, GTO, and Truck Tech! (http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/)

[dsmcivic]

wow i wanna do that with my tundra. but you took it lol.

[pinellas50]

www.v8s10.org (http://www.v8s10.org/)

[DEATH ZEPPELIN]

with my 89 i was able to use a 350, just had to do a body lift to clear the motor. but it bolts right up to the toyota transmission and transfer case. if you wanted to go that route, its not that hard. I dont know how the ls1 would be, but would be pretty sick.

[Mars_302]

Are you really that worried about weight distrubtion? You will be spending around $2k just for a motorset. You can go a lot cheaper getting a truck motor. They are same cept the trucks are iron block.

[Hondaman7000]

ill buy your 22 re off you lmk pm me

[CanTheWhales]

Are you really that worried about weight distrubtion? You will be spending around $2k just for a motorset. You can go a lot cheaper getting a truck motor. They are same cept the trucks are iron block.


It's already nose-heavy...(just they way it is) and with an empty bed, much more motor and the back won't have any traction... but I see where you're coming from... also the 350 swap isn't popular, but is done quit often, but If you're going for power; though the stock drivetrain will mate up, it may not handle all that you wnat to put through it... there, that was way too long, but I hope this helps.....

[Sneakin Deacon]

i think he meant the 5.3's, not the gen 1 350's.

[speedy02]

You can find complete 5.3 at some junk yards for under $1000.

[B18C14]

CALL HOYT AUTOMOTIVE, That is what he specializes in. He has a jeep with a LS1 in it with dana 60's front and rear for $13500. But he does several of these LS1 swaps and he is located behind McDonalds on US19 and 70th ave in St.Pete.

[Paul]

the guy @ discount on Bloomingdale is doing a LS1 in a HardBody Nissan...