2012 Camaro V6 Swap to LS3. - Page 6 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

AustinWithrow · 08-11-2014, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Can't_C_Me

From the looks of the exhaust it was modified

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AustinWithrow · 08-11-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MagnumForceGB

If it is in good condition you can use it. I wouldn't even use the driveshaft off the SS now after seeing the damage, wouldn't trust it to hold up at speed. Driveshafts are pretty cheap though.

Amazon actually sells the OEM Brembo's if you want to get any missing pieces like that. If the rear cradle isn't messed up I would transfer it over or else you will be taking apart a lot of stuff to get the rear dust shields installed (which I still have to do with my brembo's).

As long as the engine and ECU are there, you should be golden. Those are the major costs. Wiring it up will be time consuming but you will be the expert everybody calls when you are done. You will be a God among Mortals on Camaro5.

I should have 3 good brakes..I will probably need a driver front and maybe a driver rear.. But the other two should be okay. And we are going to look when we get home with the car and check the engine and trans. But the ECU looks to be fine. What do you think would have to be changed on the wiring? And I have to figure out how to wire up the back up camera since I'm going from an auto to a manual!

AustinWithrow · 08-11-2014, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pluto

Insane looking wreck...looks like a sandwich haha...considering 6500 can hardly get you a long block Id say you made out ok if the drivetrain is issue free. I'm just hoping the engine didn't continue to run after the oil pan was destroyed. On another note, you did mention forced induction and this may be an opportunity for some internals of your choice. Since you're spending the coin I would build anything I could before the swap.

It's pretty crazy, but we are just hoping that the engine and trans aren't busted. Besides the oil pan that we know about being busted. And hopefully the computer shut it off when it got hit or the person was able to turn it off atleast. And I don't think FI is in the budget at the time, I wish it was but hopefully we can get this project finished first then maybe later on go FI. Let's just hope everything is okay!

MagnumForceGB · 08-11-2014, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AustinWithrow

I should have 3 good brakes..I will probably need a driver front and maybe a driver rear.. But the other two should be okay. And we are going to look when we get home with the car and check the engine and trans. But the ECU looks to be fine. What do you think would have to be changed on the wiring? And I have to figure out how to wire up the back up camera since I'm going from an auto to a manual!

All the wires from the Body Control Module to the ECU I think, and getting them to talk to each other. From what I've heard the BCM has your VIN as well as the ECU. Getting the hardware to work will probably be the easy part, software will be a different story. The wiring actually shouldn't be bad now that I think about it, as long as the wires survived on the V8. I don't know if the same plugs and wires go from the V6 BCM to the ECU are the same as the V8.

I'm pulling for you to get this working, if you do the amount of information you will have learned will help the community a lot.

AustinWithrow · 08-11-2014, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MagnumForceGB

All the wires from the Body Control Module to the ECU I think, and getting them to talk to each other. From what I've heard the BCM has your VIN as well as the ECU. Getting the hardware to work will probably be the easy part, software will be a different story. The wiring actually shouldn't be bad now that I think about it, as long as the wires survived on the V8. I don't know if the same plugs and wires go from the V6 BCM to the ECU are the same as the V8.

I'm pulling for you to get this working, if you do the amount of information you will have learned will help the community a lot.

Hopefully we can just change out the ECM and BCM and then change out all of the sensors that read off of the computers and hopefully it will run. Because we are in a project right now where we are trying to put a LFX into a 2011 and we got everything changed such as engine, trans, BCM, ECM, and we figured it would work... But we took it to the dealer and they said we would have to change about 6 modules before they could flash it because the new camaros run off satellites in the sky and so if the computer don't read everything as the same vin then all the electronics that read off of the vin to the BCM has to be changed before it will start. And the tech at gm said we would have to do it with this swap to because it's going from a 2012 to a 2011. So I guess we will see how it works out. We are almost home with the car and hopefully going to be able to get underneath today to take a look at what is wrong underneath!

AustinWithrow · 08-11-2014, 10:04 PM

Got the car home, got it a tad bit late to start on it tonight! Got a picture of the engine, still can't tell much about the engine or trans until we tear it down tomorrow!

christianmotox · 08-11-2014, 10:58 PM

I'm glad you decided to actually do this.
Congrats and good luck!

Dznts · 08-11-2014, 11:15 PM

I will be following this!!

shibbs · 08-11-2014, 11:27 PM

Whoa. The hole in the silicone coupler looks like either meth or a dry cheater shot of NOS.

Check that engine over well.

BTW - much respect to OP for actually going through with a V6 -> V8 swap. Document WELL, for this will be a popular thread, I have a feeling!

menendez1293 · 08-11-2014, 11:37 PM

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DesertCamaro · 08-12-2014, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by shibbs

Whoa. The hole in the silicone coupler looks like either meth or a dry cheater shot of NOS.

Check that engine over well.

BTW - much respect to OP for actually going through with a V6 -> V8 swap. Document WELL, for this will be a popular thread, I have a feeling!

Noticed that too, definitely do a compression check and peek in the oil pan before going through all the trouble.

Youngone · 08-12-2014, 10:54 AM

Good luck to you, hope everything turn out perfect, subscribed!

Ohten · 08-12-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by shibbs

Whoa. The hole in the silicone coupler looks like either meth or a dry cheater shot of NOS.

Check that engine over well.

BTW - much respect to OP for actually going through with a V6 -> V8 swap. Document WELL, for this will be a popular thread, I have a feeling!

The previous owner may have been using a Vararam intake.

Ringo64 · 08-12-2014, 11:26 AM

Good luck. Think attacking this is going to be a nothing short of a huge project.

I won't get into any cost justification as I think it's personally not worth it in the long term to do a swap in modern cars. Not my money though so I'll sit back and watch the show.

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AustinWithrow Drives: 2013 Cammed/LSA Conversion 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Corbin, Ky Posts: 564 View My Garage	Got the car home, got it a tad bit late to start on it tonight! Got a picture of the engine, still can't tell much about the engine or trans until we tear it down tomorrow! Attached Images __________________ "Livin' life in the fast lane, moving at the speed of light and I can't slow down, only got a gallon in the gas tank, but I'm at the finish line so I can't stop now" Last edited by AustinWithrow; 08-11-2014 at 10:35 PM.

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Ringo64 Forever Pontiac Drives: 2012 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 1,389	Good luck. Think attacking this is going to be a nothing short of a huge project. I won't get into any cost justification as I think it's personally not worth it in the long term to do a swap in modern cars. Not my money though so I'll sit back and watch the show. __________________ Progression thread My Camaro's Grrgd

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shibbs Captain Gingerbeard Drives: 2012 IOM RS/SS 6MT Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: West Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,489	Whoa. The hole in the silicone coupler looks like either meth or a dry cheater shot of NOS. Check that engine over well. BTW - much respect to OP for actually going through with a V6 -> V8 swap. Document WELL, for this will be a popular thread, I have a feeling!

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Youngone Drives: Supercharged 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mississippi Posts: 231	Good luck to you, hope everything turn out perfect, subscribed!