First things first: you need to find an LT1 engine and T56 driveline! Thankfully, these are more than plentiful. They were used in Corvettes from 1992-1996, Camaros from 1993-1997 and Impala's, Caprice's and Cadillac Fleetwoods from 1994-1996. They are hearty engines (if you keep them oiled that is!), produce lots of torque and are incredibly easy to work on. Everything is very intuitive as to placement, and since the Jaguar's engine bay is quite large there is plenty of space to work around when the engine is in the car.
For my second project I chose a 1993 Camaro with T56. Granted, this is an older LT1 setup -- the oldest for F-body LT1s. This means I will be missing some of the upgrades (upgraded camshaft, a few extra ponies and a different opti-spark.)
Since I already had integrated my engine electrical harness into the Jaguar, I wanted to keep the harness in place. This meant I had to swap intakes on the Camaro, with my old Impala intake. Thankfully these bolt right up -- GM made this easy for the end user. If you were to be more horse-power inclined, an LT4 intake could be swapped in along with an LT4 hotcam. You will also need an LT4 knock module (more on this later.) For now, the stock setup will be fine.
Once the broken engine was pulled from the Camaro, the swapping and cleaning began. I scraped out alot of gunk that had sprayed from the old LT1 engine into the Jaguar's engine bay. This will make the set-up a little nicer on the hands.
LT1 engines have 2 bolt patterns for engine mounts. BE SURE TO USE THE FORWARD BOLT HOLES. For engine mounts, you use generic GM engine mounts. They were used in the 1970s on pick-ups. (PART NUMBER NEEDED). Once these mounts are screwed into the block (leave some room for lash -- it will make lining the mounts up with the adapter pads much easier) .
More in the next installment!
