{"id":74894,"date":"2024-04-03T09:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=74894"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:01:59","slug":"engine-swaps-what-fits-in-your-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/engine-swaps-what-fits-in-your-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Engine Swaps: What Fits In Your Ride?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74894\" class=\"elementor elementor-74894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-600c877f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"600c877f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2beb5805\" data-id=\"2beb5805\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c90d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c90d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engine Swaps: Dimensions Of SBC, BBC, and LS Engines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b3f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b3f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What makes a muscle car, a muscle car? The engine under the hood! The reason these cars became popular was because of the powerhouse under the hood &#8211; the outside looks were just icing on the cake. The most popular Chevelle ever built was a 1970 Chevelle SS LS6 454 &#8211; a fire-breathing engine that dominated. It wasn&#8217;t the 1965 Chevelle with a straight six. While we might have fond memories of cruising in classics with small engines, what made them popular was cubic displacement. Engine swaps have been happening since the invention of the car.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b407b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83b407b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lateral-g.net\/lokars-ls-classic-making-ls-engines-look-cool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/42987852-1970-chevrolet-chevelle-thumb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74910\" alt=\"Engine Swap LS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/42987852-1970-chevrolet-chevelle-thumb.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/42987852-1970-chevrolet-chevelle-thumb-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">LS Engine In A Chevelle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba27737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba27737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Swapping certain engines into your classic Chevy can be really easy, or more difficult. For example, swapping a Big-Block into your &#8217;70 Chevelle that has a Small-Block is easy; that was done from the factory and we have all the necessary parts to swap it over. Or maybe you&#8217;re swapping a classic SBC or BBC into something completely different.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24cd43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d24cd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Swapping in a modern motor, such as an LS, requires a bit more work but is still fairly easy. It&#8217;s been done lots of times so there is plenty of support for figuring it out and again, we have parts to help make that swap easy.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e338358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e338358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No matter if you&#8217;re swapping an engine into your classic or swapping your engine into some other car completely, knowing the rough dimensions of the engine can help drastically. This way you can measure and see if it will physically fit before you ever pull out your engine hoist.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128db64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128db64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Shown here is four different engines, all in a &#8217;67 Camaro. A six-cylinder, Small-Block, Big-Block, and a modern LS engine.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db9b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"9db9b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-74894 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9db9b7d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"download\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Y9o2AdBFFZw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1170ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1170ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Block Chevy Dimensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550676c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550676c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chevy 350 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 30.0 inches<\/li><li>Width: 26.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 550-600 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 145-370+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 5.7<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 350<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet Camaro (1970-1981)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b85d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4b85d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Big Block Chevy Dimensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f443367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f443367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chevy-BB-right-side.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chevy-BB-right-side.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chevy-BB-right-side-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b08ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b08ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>454 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 32.0 inches<\/li><li>Width: 34.0 inches<\/li><li>Horsepower: 230-450+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 7.4<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 454<\/li><li>Weight: 700-750 pounds<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet C10 (1973-1974)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255d492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"255d492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LS Engine Family Dimensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8867fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8867fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-2-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4e731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4e731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sectionTwo articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p><strong>LS1 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 29.5 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 430-460 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 305-350+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 5.7<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 346<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet Corvette C5 (1997-2004)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sectionSix articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p><strong>LS2 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 29.5 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 415-440 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 400-425+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 6.0<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 364<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet Corvette C6 (2005-2007)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sectionSix articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p><strong>LS3 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 29.5 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 415-440 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 430-480+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 6.2<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 376<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet Camaro SS (2010-2015)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sectionSix articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p><strong>LS7 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 29.5 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 475-505 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 505-750+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 7.0<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 427<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (2006-2013)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sectionSix articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p><strong>LS9 Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Height: 28.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 29.5 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 475-505 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 635+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 6.2<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 376<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (2009-2013)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sectionSix articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>5.3 LS Engine Dimensions<\/strong><\/p><p>LM7 Engine<\/p><ul><li>Height: 34.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 30.0 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 440-460 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 270-300+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 5.3<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 325<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: GM Truck&#8217;s and SUV&#8217;s (1999-2007)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sectionSix articleSection\"><div class=\"sectionContent\"><p>LM4 Engine<\/p><ul><li>Height: 34.0 inches<\/li><li>Length: 30.0 inches<\/li><li>Width: 24.0 inches<\/li><li>Weight: 440-460 pounds<\/li><li>Horsepower: 290-310+ HP<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Liters): 5.3<\/li><li>Engine Displacement (Cubic Inches): 325<\/li><li>Based on Vehicle Type: GM Truck&#8217;s and SUV&#8217;s (2003-2006)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f3161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c5f3161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ldxemQ5VjHg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3d253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b3d253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LS Vs Small-Block Dimensions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641bd9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"641bd9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you noticed that the modern LS and the classic Small-Block are similar in size, you&#8217;re right &#8211; they are. During the development phase of the LS engine, engineers prioritized its dimensions to ensure compatibility with the previous Gen 2 small block Chevy. They aimed for a compact design, similar to its predecessor, making it a suitable replacement.<\/p><p>Comparing heights, many LS versions align closely with the old models, though some truck variants stand taller. The length typically matches at 30 inches, though some variations come close at 29.50 inches. In terms of width, the LS engine is notably slimmer, approximately two inches narrower than its predecessor. 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