Another way to skin the cat; the High Torque 292 LS swap

[dayj1]

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

How are your truck injectors working in the fuel rail and intake.

The injectors worked fine. I think I had to pop the plastic caps off the end to get them to slip into the intake, but it's been so long I can't remember.

[Dads79GMC]

I’m a self taught gearhead. So, I know the injector bottoms out in the intake, then I slightly brought it back ever so slightly. So the end cap comes off and the injector, then should protrude through the base of the intake? Thanks Mike

[mongocanfly]

yep Jonathon...you removed the black plastic end...at least that's what you told me to do on mine....haha

[dayj1]

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

I’m a self taught gearhead. So, I know the injector bottoms out in the intake, then I slightly brought it back ever so slightly. So the end cap comes off and the injector, then should protrude through the base of the intake? Thanks Mike

As long as it seals on the o ring, you're good (at least from a no-leak perspective). But, in some intakes, the cap on the end of the truck injector stops it from pushing into the intake far enough to seal. So you have to remove the caps. They'll pull of with a pair of pliers.

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

yep Jonathon...you removed the black plastic end...at least that's what you told me to do on mine....haha

Thanks for the reminder!

[Dads79GMC]

I appreciate all the help!! Thanks Mike

[LT7A]

Wow, I really enjoyed reading this. Style and taste are individual, but combined with ingenuity, the appeal is universal. I hope to see more on this truck. Thanks for sharing.

[Captainfab]

I really like what you did with your truck build.....nice job

[72GreenMonster]

Joining the swap community but the simplicity and fabrication is top notch.
Tell us your really a 🚀 scientist and if not your work and detail is worthy of one. Thanks for sharing. My swap may never match up but the bar has been set. Next read is lsnova.
Thanks again

[solidaxel]

LS1Nova your PM box is full
I have a question for you!

[dayj1]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

I really like what you did with your truck build.....nice job

Thank you!

Originally Posted by 72GreenMonster

Joining the swap community but the simplicity and fabrication is top notch.
Tell us your really a 🚀 scientist and if not your work and detail is worthy of one. Thanks for sharing. My swap may never match up but the bar has been set. Next read is lsnova.
Thanks again

I'm not a rocket scientist, but I do work for the folks who put the first man on the moon. Thanks for the kind words.

[mattfranklin]

Wow! Beautiful work. The vision, the fab, and the pics. Everything top notch.

[chev-obsession]

What exhaust manifolds did you use?

[dayj1]

Originally Posted by mattfranklin

Wow! Beautiful work. The vision, the fab, and the pics. Everything top notch.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by chev-obsession

What exhaust manifolds did you use?

LS3 Camaro manifolds.

[gringoloco]

Just wanted you to know this thread is a giver. I’ve used it twice in the last week, once plumbing fuel lines and once cutting radiator hoses. Thanks!

[Dads79GMC]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Just wanted you to know this thread is a giver. I’ve used it twice in the last week, once plumbing fuel lines and once cutting radiator hoses. Thanks!

So true!!!!!!

[Willie Makeit]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Just wanted you to know this thread is a giver. I’ve used it twice in the last week, once plumbing fuel lines and once cutting radiator hoses. Thanks!

I know dayj1 personally and he is that way with his time and his knowledge in the "real world" too.

Just a dang good dude all around & I'm lucky to be able to call him a friend.

[dayj1]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Just wanted you to know this thread is a giver. I’ve used it twice in the last week, once plumbing fuel lines and once cutting radiator hoses. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Dads79GMC

So true!!!!!!

I'm glad it's getting some use!

Originally Posted by Willie Makeit

I know dayj1 personally and he is that way with his time and his knowledge in the "real world" too.

Just a dang good dude all around & I'm lucky to be able to call him a friend.

Thanks! I don't think there are many of us who do everything to our trucks by ourselves. I know my projects wouldn't turn out as well as they do nor be finished as quickly if I didn't have help from my friends. And, of course, that includes all the side projects I send your way!

[incoma]

Originally Posted by dayj1

and more...

Is there a disadvantage of just converting a 71-72 style fuel sending unit to a return/feed system? I've noticed a few guys adding an extra inlet/outlet to the tank. I was going to convert a 71-72 over... but I'm second guessing myself now.

[dayj1]

Originally Posted by incoma

Is there a disadvantage of just converting a 71-72 style fuel sending unit to a return/feed system? I've noticed a few guys adding an extra inlet/outlet to the tank. I was going to convert a 71-72 over... but I'm second guessing myself now.

Packaging was the big reason for me. Incorporating a feed and a return line and the appropriate bulkheads for the pump and the sender is a lot to put in a stock sending unit as it's pretty small. It'd also be tough to get a pump and float through the stock hole in the tank.

I'm sure the stock sender could be modified to work, but I went with what I thought was an easier/better alternative for me.

[incoma]

Thanks
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[larryboy_3t5]

Hey, looking to do a similar swap and my issue is leg room in the cab. It looks like you had plenty of room in that area behind the driver's side cylinder head to mount your coils. If I didn't do that, would I be able to push that area of the firewall, where the throttle pedal attaches, forward an inch or two without interfering with the back of the engine? It almost looks like the firewall could be flush all the way across behind the engine in your photos.