Swapping intakes. Difficulty?
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Swapping intakes. Difficulty?
I was just wondering how much of a challenge it is to change the intake on our cars. I have just the plain Jane LS1 intake. I was thinking of a LS6 or some other after market intake. My question is how hard is the task of changing the intake. Also what all do I need besides the actual intake? I'm a little new at this so any help would be appreciate it. Thanks
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its not that difficult. try a search and you'll see. I would just go with an ls6 intake if i were you. All you need is the intake itself, you can grind the ribs off of it or you can get the coolant crossover and dont have to grind anything.
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www.ls1howto.com
check out the step by step directions for the LS6 intake swap.
I followed it and it was very easy. That said my motor was on the floor and not in a car.
check out the step by step directions for the LS6 intake swap.
I followed it and it was very easy. That said my motor was on the floor and not in a car.
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i broke my oil pressure sending unit, finding one of those took longer than anything else.
best advice is dont listen to anyone thats saying you can do it in an hour or two, always plan longer than usual, ALWAYS. because if you get in a hurry thinking that you are slow then things get screwed up, i.e. vacuum leaks, broken bolts, stupid stuff, but still annoying, so take your time and make sure it gets done right. its not a hard swap, but its not changing your oil either
best advice is dont listen to anyone thats saying you can do it in an hour or two, always plan longer than usual, ALWAYS. because if you get in a hurry thinking that you are slow then things get screwed up, i.e. vacuum leaks, broken bolts, stupid stuff, but still annoying, so take your time and make sure it gets done right. its not a hard swap, but its not changing your oil either
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My best advice is to have a friend help you (with a 12pack). It makes it alot easier and less likely to break the oil sending unit. That's what I did and also didn't break anything
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side note...
i'm picking up a FAST intake this week/next and will be selling my LS6 setup.
shoot me a PM if you want.
not sure, but i doubt i'll get to the intake swap before Xmas
i'm picking up a FAST intake this week/next and will be selling my LS6 setup.
shoot me a PM if you want.
not sure, but i doubt i'll get to the intake swap before Xmas
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i had to take mine off to replace a vacume line. It took me about 3 hours to take it off b/c i didn't do any research. I didn't break anything either. It took a little over an hour to put it back on.
I had a buddy supervise and hand me beer when i needed it
just do it take your time and have fun.
I had a buddy supervise and hand me beer when i needed it
just do it take your time and have fun.
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nope and once you do it you will be able to take it on and off like a pro, the oil sensor is a PITA just trying to get your hand in the back to unplug everything, have fun and just a tip use clothes pins to hold up the bolts that wont clear the cowling they are after the first two set of bolts. good luck