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Nov 3, 2013 | 08:11 PM

race21

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New Owner of 06 SS/SC with Botched Engine Swap

Hey everyone. I just bought a 06 SS/SC from some idiot kid that tried to swap in a 07 2.2 Ecotec into it and couldn't get it running. No kidding.

Anyways, off to the classifieds and engine tech forums!

Nov 3, 2013 | 08:12 PM

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HahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahHahHHHHHHHh haaaaassaaa

I know about that cobalt

Nov 3, 2013 | 08:33 PM

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Sounds like a headache. Welcome though!

Nov 3, 2013 | 08:55 PM

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Welcome and pics !

Nov 3, 2013 | 09:26 PM

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wtf why buy an ss with an ls engine? first red flag.

Nov 3, 2013 | 09:27 PM

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A 2.2 N/A? Dafuq

Nov 3, 2013 | 09:35 PM

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Welcome. I too know of this car, bought it in Monroe WI. right? Thanks to Bass Waves I didn't. I saw the craigslist ad the night the guy put it up and was ready to dive head first into that thing. Good luck to you my man.

Nov 3, 2013 | 09:51 PM

bmartz1991

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wtf why buy an ss with an ls engine? first red flag.

Probably got it for next to nothing.

Nov 3, 2013 | 09:54 PM

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Hehe

Nov 3, 2013 | 09:55 PM

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Welcome lots of info here and some very knowledgable ppl

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Probably got it for next to nothing.

I hope he did.

Nov 3, 2013 | 10:18 PM

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CL ad still up?

Nov 3, 2013 | 10:32 PM

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Post pictures of the car. An LSJ swap can be bought for a reasonable price. I'd start with that.

Nov 3, 2013 | 10:58 PM

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No. Ad was gone the next day. Asking price was $2500.

Nov 3, 2013 | 11:01 PM

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No. Ad was gone the next day. Asking price was $2500.

Thats not bad. Go buy the correct motor for it for about a grand, buy a tranny for 500-600 bucks, and you got a 06 SS lsj for cheap!

Nov 3, 2013 | 11:02 PM

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Well my guess was he got it for around $1k.

Nov 3, 2013 | 11:06 PM

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Well my guess was he got it for around $1k.

If he did, thats a steal. You can get a motor and tranny for like i said 1,500-2000, slap it in, and you got a cheap supercharged cobalt lol

Nov 3, 2013 | 11:09 PM

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Thanks guys. Ya, I bought that car. Whoever worked on it was a complete idiot. When I separated the trans, I saw the kid only had two flywheel bolts in! Lol. He tried using the LSJ flywheel on the L61 and could only get two of them to line up. Clutch disc was soaked in brake fluid (?). Ic pump was hanging. Oil cooler wouldn't bolt up to the 2.2 block so they used some 3/4 inch pipe fittings from hardware store to loop it off the t-stat housing. Good stuff! I already bought a low mileage LK9 that I'm gonna swap in. Just need some odds and ends for it. -Thanks, Jason

Nov 3, 2013 | 11:22 PM

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Correct me if I'm wrong. Is that LK9 the B20NR? There is a person on this forum that is already done that swap and could possibly help you out with what you need to know, if you need help.