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Old 05-09-2015, 01:00 PM
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What harness are you using? I have a 6.2 eacalade takeout and picked a LSA up
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Old 05-09-2015, 02:29 PM
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This is too cool. Thanks for the info.

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Old 05-19-2015, 08:03 AM
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Got a ZL1 lid in. Turns out its only 1/4" taller than the CTS-V lid, but is pretty squared off in front where the caddy lid slopes down for lower hood lines
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Will you be making a thread pocket of the blower swap? Id like to see one. Especially in a thirdgen.
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Old 05-19-2015, 04:28 PM
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Where are you located? Looking to buy that FEAD you have
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Old 05-20-2015, 02:36 PM
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Im in so cal I know most of the accessories fit in flat rate boxes other then the water pump.
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Originally Posted by Pocket

The main accessory drive and WP are on the corvette spacing so a VVT timing cover will not clear. If you shim the SC pulley out to match a truck 8 rib crank pulley and build a custom FEAD, its feasible. IIRC, there isnt a truck spacing WP with mount bosses in it like the LS3 WP. Good luck there
Are you sure about this? Because I have the same water pump from 2010 camaro at the truck spacing, and running vvt. I was under the impression from the photo below that the LSA drive is one step farther out than the truck/ls3 spacing.

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Ive been looking at a LSA blower as well. I didn't know it could be done that cheap.

Pocket what valve covers are those?
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Very sure. I can take a pic of a truck balancer next to the LSA balancer if youd like to see
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Very sure. I can take a pic of a truck balancer next to the LSA balancer if youd like to see
That would be great. I am trying to visualize the spacing from the pictures I have seen.
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Corvette, LSA, truck

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Corvette, LSA, truck

Thank you so much for that. Now I can visualize the spacing.

I am wanting to put an LSA on a truck engine, but retain VVT. As far as I know, this has not been done before.

Looks like I will have to do some more homework.
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pocket the way you doing your lsa setup will it have its on seperate belt or will it have one belt for everything?
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Originally Posted by casias
Thank you so much for that. Now I can visualize the spacing.

I am wanting to put an LSA on a truck engine, but retain VVT. As far as I know, this has not been done before.

Looks like I will have to do some more homework.
Use a truck 8 rib conversion kit on truck accessories and LSA SC tensioner. Shim the blower and tensioner pulleys off .135." Figure out idler locations and brackets to ensure proper belt wrap

pocket the way you doing your lsa setup will it have its on seperate belt or will it have one belt for everything?
Separate belts. For a stock LSA, the main accessories are on corvette spacing, so I can use CTS-V FEAD (expensive), corvette (reasonable), or aftermarket brackets on the corvette spacing (inexpensive). I opted the 3rd choice
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Are you going to be using the actuator or that solenoid thing on the supercharger on the snout?
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Very interested in this.
Have an LQ9/T56 for my C3 corvette project.
I want to do a PD blower, and keeping the cost down is always a plus.

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