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LS1 Intake Swap (Already Used Search)
Like the title says, I'm looking to start putting parts together for the swap. Picked up the LS1 manifold today. Now I'm trying to put together a list of the parts I'll need but would like some help from the people that know/have done the swap. I've already searched and read a few threads before it's mentioned to try the search feature but everything is so spread out I just want to get a list of everything together.
Here's what I got so far.....
Water pump poses a problem on the trucks....Can you use just an Fbody waterpump or do you need the bracket from speartech with the Fbody pump? Would it be easeir just to use the meziere electric pump for the Fbody?
Need new fuel rails...not sure if it's the 97-98 vette or different
Injectors....Taller injectors(fbody/vette)....what option do i have on them being plug and play?
Are electric fans a necessity to do the swap
Would the swap be made easier by just running all the brackets/pulleys from an Fbody?
That's the only things I can think of at the moment. TIA for the help.
Here's what I got so far.....
Water pump poses a problem on the trucks....Can you use just an Fbody waterpump or do you need the bracket from speartech with the Fbody pump? Would it be easeir just to use the meziere electric pump for the Fbody?
Need new fuel rails...not sure if it's the 97-98 vette or different
Injectors....Taller injectors(fbody/vette)....what option do i have on them being plug and play?
Are electric fans a necessity to do the swap
Would the swap be made easier by just running all the brackets/pulleys from an Fbody?
That's the only things I can think of at the moment. TIA for the help.
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Do a username search for both myself and "Kano" and search for "LS1 intake swap" and you'll have ALL the info you need....I've typed the answers to your questions at least 6 times in the last 3 months
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Originally Posted by Yelo
Do a username search for both myself and "Kano" and search for "LS1 intake swap" and you'll have ALL the info you need....I've typed the answers to your questions at least 6 times in the last 3 months
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Originally Posted by 2002yroneformula
Like the title says, I'm looking to start putting parts together for the swap. Picked up the LS1 manifold today. Now I'm trying to put together a list of the parts I'll need but would like some help from the people that know/have done the swap. I've already searched and read a few threads before it's mentioned to try the search feature but everything is so spread out I just want to get a list of everything together.
Here's what I got so far.....
1.Water pump poses a problem on the trucks....Can you use just an Fbody waterpump or do you need the bracket from speartech with the Fbody pump? 2 Would it be easeir just to use the meziere electric pump for the Fbody?
3. Need new fuel rails...not sure if it's the 97-98 vette or different
4. Injectors....Taller injectors(fbody/vette)....what option do i have on them being plug and play?
5. Are electric fans a necessity to do the swap
6. Would the swap be made easier by just running all the brackets/pulleys from an Fbody?
That's the only things I can think of at the moment. TIA for the help.
Here's what I got so far.....
1.Water pump poses a problem on the trucks....Can you use just an Fbody waterpump or do you need the bracket from speartech with the Fbody pump? 2 Would it be easeir just to use the meziere electric pump for the Fbody?
3. Need new fuel rails...not sure if it's the 97-98 vette or different
4. Injectors....Taller injectors(fbody/vette)....what option do i have on them being plug and play?
5. Are electric fans a necessity to do the swap
6. Would the swap be made easier by just running all the brackets/pulleys from an Fbody?
That's the only things I can think of at the moment. TIA for the help.
theres so many ways to go about this
This is why I wrote my thread up as just sharing the experience
Ill do it again and answer based on my experience
1 big problem with the wp's is the pulley and outlet location
belt alignment is closer to the engine on the cars
so this leaves the belt hanging off the WP pulley edge using a car water pump and truck accesories
to get belt alignment I used a 97 vette wp and spaced the pulley out
98 up vettes and cars use a press on pulley
Ive heard of people pressing these off and on
speartech bkt will put your belt about center the outlet location of a car pump
*due to the TB being lower the outlet location with the truck WP will hit the TB
the cars outlet wont
2 not sure
3 97 98 vette is a return setup with vac regulator
all others are a returnless setup
4 car injectors and pigtails is prolly your best bet with the 97-98 fuel rails
the trk injectors are shorter
5 Im gonna say yes until I see someone do it with the clutch fan on there Do the fans even if you dont do the intake
6 YES
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Thanks Kano. Thats the kind of answers I was looking for. Just noticed you're in Winston-Salem....maybe I can meet you somewhere at some point to see it in person sometime. I'm in Mooresville right now.
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Originally Posted by Kano
sure thing
shoot me a pm if you head this way and Ill do the same
shoot me a pm if you head this way and Ill do the same
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no, I think all yelo did with his was cut the neck down and used a rubber 90
on the truck pump
along with the speartech bkt
cable driven can do this ...DBW cant.... but you have a cable
only thing i dont like about it is how close the belt comes to the TB
using the speartech and having 3 clamps and a splice on one hose
$$$wise I like it
and I dont think he had any probs with anything I listed above
Im sure he'd post if he did
check ebay and start adding up car accesories
It will be higher unless you find one hell of a deal
on the truck pump
along with the speartech bkt
cable driven can do this ...DBW cant.... but you have a cable
only thing i dont like about it is how close the belt comes to the TB
using the speartech and having 3 clamps and a splice on one hose
$$$wise I like it
and I dont think he had any probs with anything I listed above
Im sure he'd post if he did
check ebay and start adding up car accesories
It will be higher unless you find one hell of a deal
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Originally Posted by Kano
check ebay and start adding up car accesories
It will be higher unless you find one hell of a deal
It will be higher unless you find one hell of a deal