greasemonkeychef

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just a quick question for those who have done a conversion. The coolant crossover/bypass on the 5.3 wont let the intake sit down. Do most guys replace this or bend it or?????

garys 68

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bend it

greasemonkeychef

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You have done this before gary?

bronx_peanut

I bent mine out of the way works great. Good luck!

garys 68

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Yep, no issue at all.
btw, there's a Peoria, AZ???????

greasemonkeychef

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Sweet thxs for the heads up guys.

biggeazy-e

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Peoria, AZ is north of Glendale, southeast of Surprise, AZ

jwcarguy

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A friend bent his overin his swap also with no issues

PPI Typhoon

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I bent mine out of the way for the LS6 intake on an LQ4. Seems to fit quite nicely.

ge_forcez22

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I bought the plugs for the rear, and just the front 2 connect. was maybe $45 used.

exboatracer

I've got the same problem,so I need to ask this (maybe dumb)question. How do you bend the upper coolant fitting without destroying it to clearance the throttle body bellcrank? Thanks.

greasemonkeychef

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I ended up buying a used LS1 collant bypass just cause it wasnt a bad price. I was thinking about it and have head guys dont have a overheat issue if you block off the rears. So in theory you could cut the pipes and tweek a bit and connect them at the fron and rear with rubber hose. Or rubber at front and weld the the rears closed.

exboatracer

Thanks for your reply,I think I'll try to bend it somehow,maybe some heat and some tapping and see what happens.

Josh40601

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can anyone post up a picture of the coolant crossover bent? Also, how did you bend it?

s10jake

R y'all using the truck heads? An the ls1 ports r a different shape is this a problem?

46Coupe

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I bent mine. I put a small screwdriver in the pipe so it wouldn't kink and gently moved it into position.