why do people say that swapping a v6 for a lt1 is more expensive in a firebird?

[mike c]

ok so i have been doing my homework on this stuff, and i have come by some figures. i live in north east ohio, and a v8 formula, t/a with low miles is about 10,00 to 10,500 when i say low miles i mean around 60k wich is the lowest ive found. and by the numbers, a complete engine swap with a rebuilt lt1 and all the other parts will run about 5300, which is half the price of a cal with 60k miles. so y r people saying that its more expensive to swap out engines

 

[drtried]

That price sounds about right for everything but labor. I think what they mean is the total price of the conversion AND the market value of your car would be more.

If your car is worth $5000 then that's $10,300 for the swap, including car. So if you could get a V8 for $10,000 that would be a MUCH better way to go.

If you traded in your car or sold it for $5000 then used the other $5300 towards the V8, you would come out with a sound car, all work done, like it's supposed to be, for the same price.

 

[Firebird]

As it is, your post doesn't make sense. You make it appear you're comparing the cost of a CAR to the cost of an ENGINE. The piece that's missing the value of selling a V6 car. If the V6 blows up, then it could certainly be cheaper to do an engine swap. If it's in good shape, then it might be a lot cheaper to trade cars.

Here, I can find LT1 cars all day long for $4500.

Ultimately, the internet is a bad place to get answers. If you are able to investigate this and come up with an answer, then that just tells you that you shouldn't have asked the question here in the first place.

 

[carpesignum]

not sure about f bodys but i know with mustangs when you swap a 6 for an 8 you have to swap EVERYTHING in the car, radiator, engine, trans, rear end (not always but good idea), breaks, shocks/struts...

maybe you can just drop a v8 in the firebird but if you have to upgrade the rest your looking at alot more money.