[grey gunner]

hey guys i have a coustom cut down dual cab gq that i am keen on doing a engine swap with i want to know what sort of price ill be looking at if i put a ls1 in it not only the engine and conversion kit but the regestration and labour and all that and too the people that have done it where you happy with how it performs offroad ? and are they a reliable strong engine that can hack some tough driving? cheers all advice will be very appreciated

 

[polar express]

over here in wa your looking at 17-20 grand all done drive in drive out

 

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I love my LS1 powered shorty

 

[BoostinMav]

Turbo LS1 conversion for $8000............... Gotta do EVERYTHING yourself though!

 

[patrol_maverick]

I got a rough price of around $10k. That was for a brand new crate motor and adaptor kit from Marks. Thats also me fitting it and no engineer cert. Have you considered an XR6T? Cheaper an (more??) power.

 

[grey gunner]

cheers i havent looked at the xr6 turbo how much is that conversion worth?are there kits avalible for that ?

 

[patrol_maverick]

I know Dellow make conversion kits to suit Ford engines, but not exactly sure what engines. I also heard that you throw away half of the Dellow kits because they are crap, so it might pay to do plenty of research.
There was a thread just the other day about doing and XR6 conversion.

 

[BoostinMav]

Just posted my build in the DIY section that might intrest you

 

[yatesy576]

ben just look at nathans ute its a pain in the arse as a daily not to mention the fuel

 

[Ghost]

i know someone who just did a LS2 and was 20k drive in drive out