Well started buying some LSA stuff. I'll slowly be buying as I can find deals. I'm in no hurry and will take my time to find stuff cheaper. The plan is to keep it on pump gas 91 with a DW300 and 80# injectors. Putting stock manifolds in it. Headers are annoying and they hit the steering shaft so those are going. Going to pull the 243's and do the LS3 heads with Hinson drop mounts so I can clear the stock hood. The LS9 cam will come out in favor of something a little more aggressive. The goals aren't extreme at only 600whp which I think is plenty doable even on stock manifolds and 91 octane. I do have meth stuff it needs a little extra.
Only thing I have so far is a CTS-V lid, which I ironically bought on Feb 15 which is exactly one year after buying the car lol.
But I'll keep a running tally here of stuff needed to make the swap
2/15-CTS-V lid with a good intercooler brick and spare reinforced brick-$600
3/7-5364 Stock take off rec port heads-$500
3/7-Stock LSA 56lb injectors-$160
4/21-Cobalt MAP sensor-$44
4/21-Manifold gaskets-$40
4/21-Booster hose-$17
4/21-Fuel rail-driverside inlet-$200
4/21-LS9 Headgaskets-$100
4/21-IAT breakout harness-$24
4/21-Blower oil-$24
4/21-LSA-$1389
4/21-Olson belt kit-$379
4/21-DW300C pump-$156
4/21-Glanzer Performance coil brackets-$78
Stuff not needed to make the swap
2/25-Hendrix strut tower brace to clear the blower-$312
3/1-TSP headers-$515. Not a fan of my Speed Engineering headers
4/21-Bassani catback-$880