[NotAWimpyImpy]

I wanted to stop threadjacking someone else so I decided to start a new one to pose this question.

Has anyone tried switching engine covers with other LS covers??

Now I know that some would require more work than others with the removal of old badging and replacement with new ones that would coincide with our cars but....the question still remains...Just curious to see if anyone else is as crazy as me.. haha

For Example..


From this:

To this:

Or this:

Or this:

Or this:

Or this:

 

[RyanZ17]

As in, taking a Corvette/Cadillac/GTO cover and putting it in your Impala? I hope that's not what you mean. k3:

If you take of the badges I guess it might be okay, but I don't see how it's going to work with the way Impala engines are set up versus others.

 

[WallyLO]

I hate to break your balls, but I don't think it would work since the covers are custom fit to each engine, and all the engines are designed differently.

 

[donmateo]

I think I read somewhere that the LS4 is the oddball of the LS engines because it had to be specially designed to fit in the FWD Impala, so I'd assume it wouldn't work. I would go to say you could make your own, though. lol

 

[WallyLO]

idk i dont even think the two cadillacs would interchange, look at where the intakes are

 

[my08impalaSS]

Ha. My engine looks like a little school girl compared to the cts-v .

 

[donmateo]

^Yeah, but you could dremel any differences like that. I'd say no, but I am not an expert.

 

[my08impalaSS]

Yeah, I don't think the caddys even would.

 

[WallyLO]

yeah i was thinkin that too but then youd have to do something with the hole for where the old intake was

 

[my08impalaSS]

Yeah, and look at where the power steering filler cap.is on.the first one. I just don't think it would work. I think the only one that might even come close to our LS4 one is the gto one.

 

[NotAWimpyImpy]

Well I knew none of them were direct bolt ons, and I knew they would require some modification, I was just wondering if anyone else thought that the current one was as anemic as I thought it was and attempted to look for something else. And as I stated, I am a little on the crazy side haha. I think the camaro one (second offering) Would be the best one to work with as it has no provisions for anything and covers everything...

 

[NotAWimpyImpy]

HaHaHa....I'm guessing by the flaming I got for this, posing my RWD conversion question would be met with equal amounts of wtf lol.

 

[NotAWimpyImpy]

I think I read somewhere that the LS4 is the oddball of the LS engines because it had to be specially designed to fit in the FWD Impala, so I'd assume it wouldn't work. I would go to say you could make your own, though. lol

It wasn't designed specifically for the Impala, but it was designed specifically for FWD cars, as it is the runt of the litter.

 

[NotAWimpyImpy]

Ha. My engine looks like a little school girl compared to the cts-v .

Let's face it....these cars ARE little school girls compared to the rest of the GM stable!
:lol:

 

[AlfredoSmith]

I think the main reason they wont work is because the LS4 is transmounted... its also the "runt of the litter" because they had to shorten it to fit sideways.

Not to mention, why would you want to?

Ive seen a lot of guys custom paint their cover and have it come out looking pretty sick.

 

[ImpSS07]

Let's face it....these cars ARE little school girls compared to the rest of the GM stable!
:lol:

:lamende:

 

[NotAWimpyImpy]

Ive seen a lot of guys custom paint their cover and have it come out looking pretty sick.

Very true....a little paint can go a long way...I guess I just have not seen enough, and was a bit quick to judge..

 

[NotAWimpyImpy]

:lamende:

Aww don't be like that....Let's be honest here. At least amongst ourselves we can be. Don't get me wrong, I'm as diehard GM as anyone, just look at my sig below.....but the fact still remains....they are the rental fleet queens for a reason...look at any other full size sedan GM has to offer, you can't deny the facts...

 

[ImpSS07]

Aww don't be like that....Let's be honest here. At least amongst ourselves we can be. Don't get me wrong, I'm as diehard GM as anyone, just look at my sig below.....but the fact still remains....they are the rental fleet queens for a reason...look at any other full size sedan GM has to offer, you can't deny the facts...

Whatever you say.k3:

 

[thacarter546]

The engine covers can be swapped, just not in one piece. There are a couple how-tos floating around showing how to cut them and make a 3 piece cover. Looks alright I guess. Im not a fan of any of them. They are ugly and make working on them twice as difficult as need be.