Engine Block Cracked

[Supercharged111]

Why would you ever want to run an LT at all? If you are dropping the money on a Torquehead LS computer swap.... why not just go straight LS?

A much cheaper alternative is being explored that eliminates the optical sensor as a failure point, no need to write off the LT because of that alone.

[Mojave]

A much cheaper alternative is being explored that eliminates the optical sensor as a failure point, no need to write off the LT because of that alone.

Even if you eliminate the optical sensor, the cap and rotor still sucks. I had a rotor explode at the track once, another time the rotor fell off, both requiring the water pump and crank pulley to come off to get to the opti to deal with it.

[64GunPilot]

Even if you eliminate the optical sensor, the cap and rotor still sucks. I had a rotor explode at the track once, another time the rotor fell off, both requiring the water pump and crank pulley to come off to get to the opti to deal with it.

All good points. A fresh 5.3 LS swap is a $5000+ price tag half being the T56. Fresh LT1 is maybe $1500 and I have spare T5 and it all bolts up to existing mounts.

Im just window shopping ideas. I may go ahead and go with the LS Im building. Still needs a list of items to buy and sort out. I haven’t decided. Thanks for the advice and opinions.

[Supercharged111]

Even if you eliminate the optical sensor, the cap and rotor still sucks. I had a rotor explode at the track once, another time the rotor fell off, both requiring the water pump and crank pulley to come off to get to the opti to deal with it.

I don't think that's a good example to write an engine off. I've never seen that happen myself or to anyone. The LS swap has a lot of hidden costs that really add up. Call it $600+ to convert an LT trans if you do it yourself, need clutch and master/slave. If starting with a truck motor need an intake, oil pan, all accessories, computer, wiring, and you'll make the same 260/310. All that to say I'm slowly gathering the stuff to do it myself.

[Mojave]

I don't think that's a good example to write an engine off. I've never seen that happen myself or to anyone. The LS swap has a lot of hidden costs that really add up. Call it $600+ to convert an LT trans if you do it yourself, need clutch and master/slave. If starting with a truck motor need an intake, oil pan, all accessories, computer, wiring, and you'll make the same 260/310. All that to say I'm slowly gathering the stuff to do it myself.

Well it happened to my LT4 C4 twice at TWS. I then went to the LTCC setup to ditch the cap/rotor part of the opti (which required pulling the water pump/opti AGAIN), then the optical half failed and I got to pull the water pump/opti AGAIN. If you can keep an LT running, you're a better man than I (but that isn't saying much haha), but I'm 100% done with them. I swore I'd never buy another LT, then I bought another LT and I pretty much instantly regretted it.

I think an LS swap is probably $7-8k to do it right, but I can't put a price on less LT frustration at the track.