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Nice work!!!:metal:
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Looks great. Did you do anything to the motor or is it stock? I am putting a 4.8 in my sons truck. I did put a cam and valves springs.
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And That my friends is what happens when you post from your smart phone!!!:D
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Very awesome build and swap! Great fab work! :)
I have been thinking about drinkin' some of the LS Kool-Aid as of late... threads like this make that decision a little easier. :) Gary |
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Using the stock injectors meant modifying the Holley fuel rail brackets (I think I put some pics of the brackets on the first page of this thread), but there were three reasons for the choice as I had LS1 injectors on hand. 1) The tune didn't have to be modified for different injectors. 2) The stock injectors were black. Seriously, the name of the game here is to make the engine look correct for the time period. The LS1 injectors are gray and I thought they'd stand out more than the black ones :) 3) The truck injectors are shorter than the car injectors which keeps the rail low enough that the DBW electrical connector cleared the rail. Had I used the LS1 injectors, it would have been impossible to plug in the throttle body. Quote:
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Awesome job and great fab work!!
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Top notch work!
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Update
I've put just over 600 miles on the 4.8 swap so far. Or at least I think I have since my odometer quit working at about 400 miles :lol:. Other than that, there have been zero problems and I'm getting about 17 MPG with my 3.08 gears (or at least I was before the odometer stopped)
Today I had a chance to fix a couple of minor annoyances. First, the fresh air side of the PCV hose (in the passenger's valve cover) was just unsightly to me. There were enough unknowns when I built this that I didn't know exactly how I wanted to handle the PCV system. I had initially planned on running an air cleaner with a snorkel, and the present PCV location would have been perfect with a very short hose. Second, is that the same PCV hole in the valve cover doubles as my oil fill. The problem is that there is a sheet metal baffle inside that makes pouring in 6 quarts of oil rather "fun". So, without further delay, I started with this: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0396.jpg This is a good photo of the valve cover adapter while the cover was off: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0397.jpg It didn't take much to grind the baffle loose: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0398.jpg Then I drilled the end of the valve cover and installed an AN6 90* bulkhead. Note that no baffle is needed because this is the inlet side of the PCV system where air is entering the engine. So, there is no concern about oil being sucked out of this hole: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0399.jpg On the inside, you can see the sealing washer and also that I cross drilled the nut and fitting for a cotter pin so the nut would never back off inside the valve cover: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0400.jpg I used a 3/8 JIC swivel hose end in the PCV hose as it will thread onto the bulkhead: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0402.jpg And, finally, here it is all buttoned back up. The PCV hose now goes unnoticed and the oil filler actually works! http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0401.jpg |
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This is so cool.
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I like this concept =0)
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That is the BEST looking "292" I have seen
Can I get a close up of the coil location brackets installed? |
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Nice way to "skin that cat"
Beetle..on the steam ports my engine guy said I didn't need them so I cut off all the tubing and welded up the banjo ends and bolted em back to the heads.if you look at his post #11 in the last pic you can see the tube going across the front of the intake and into the water pump.my 6.0 didn't plumb into the pump it went to the radiator and not having a fitting there I chose to block it off. |
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The first pic with the camera right next to the brake booster: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0408.jpg And the same group of coil packs from a little closer: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0407.jpg And the passenger's side from about the top of the trans dipstick: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0406.jpg |
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Thanks, got it
You have WAY more clearance than we have in that location, but I do like your idea (Many) of grouping 4 together Did you machine the valve cover adapters or are they a product of the later sbc center bolt adapters? |
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Very nice job. Love the old school look you gave the new engine!
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Killer motor man !!
How tall is this setup compared to the truck intake and cover? Like to the top of mass air? |
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I've had this taking up room in my shop for the last year or so waiting on the right vehicle to come along for a swap: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/IMG_0002.jpg It's the "littlest" LS; a 4.8. Since 4.8L converts to 292.9 cubic inches, I decided to round down and call this a 292 swap :) The 4.8 came from a 79K mile 2003 Tahoe. I bought it over a year ago and slowly gathered parts. It's got a mish-mash of truck and Camaro parts for the accessory drive and a LS1 'vette intake Very cool build! Can you explain the mish mash of truck and Camaro parts of the Acc drive? Maybe what is from what or part numbers? Or what you did to make it work? the water pump looks like the l99 part number 19207665? Thanks in advance |
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I had actually written all that up for a guy on the trifive board (notice my '57 BelAir behind the completed engine in the last pic). So, I cut and pasted from my post over there... Quote:
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Wow, thanks for that..that's even more comprehensive than I expected. That's awesome. Lol but you did forget to mention what belt you used...:lol: What are the details on your 57?
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