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Here it goes, I have been thinking about this for awhile now and am just about to take the leap.
I'm thinking about a GMPP LS3 crate engine in a 1971 Monte Carlo backed by a 4L80E. Research has gotten me to just about all I will need:
1. Engine mounting Edelbrock #6701 adapters
2. Headers Edelbrock #67073
3. Electronics Speartech
4. Fuel Pressure Regulator Corvette filter-regulator
5. Fuel pump not to sure yet who to use but that is a small issue, still working out how to baffle the tank. Im not going to buy one of those aftermarket tanks at 800.
Does anyone with insight see anything that I have missed or need to address before I start purchasing parts? Give me all the pit falls anyone has gone through in swaps or if the LS3 has any quirks.
I'm thinking about a GMPP LS3 crate engine in a 1971 Monte Carlo backed by a 4L80E. Research has gotten me to just about all I will need:
1. Engine mounting Edelbrock #6701 adapters
2. Headers Edelbrock #67073
3. Electronics Speartech
4. Fuel Pressure Regulator Corvette filter-regulator
5. Fuel pump not to sure yet who to use but that is a small issue, still working out how to baffle the tank. Im not going to buy one of those aftermarket tanks at 800.
Does anyone with insight see anything that I have missed or need to address before I start purchasing parts? Give me all the pit falls anyone has gone through in swaps or if the LS3 has any quirks.
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Here it goes, I have been thinking about this for awhile now and am just about to take the leap.
I'm thinking about a GMPP LS3 crate engine in a 1971 Monte Carlo backed by a 4L80E. Research has gotten me to just about all I will need:
1. Engine mounting Edelbrock #6701 adapters
2. Headers Edelbrock #67073
3. Electronics Speartech
4. Fuel Pressure Regulator Corvette filter-regulator
5. Fuel pump not to sure yet who to use but that is a small issue, still working out how to baffle the tank. Im not going to buy one of those aftermarket tanks at 800.
Does anyone with insight see anything that I have missed or need to address before I start purchasing parts? Give me all the pit falls anyone has gone through in swaps or if the LS3 has any quirks.
I'm thinking about a GMPP LS3 crate engine in a 1971 Monte Carlo backed by a 4L80E. Research has gotten me to just about all I will need:
1. Engine mounting Edelbrock #6701 adapters
2. Headers Edelbrock #67073
3. Electronics Speartech
4. Fuel Pressure Regulator Corvette filter-regulator
5. Fuel pump not to sure yet who to use but that is a small issue, still working out how to baffle the tank. Im not going to buy one of those aftermarket tanks at 800.
Does anyone with insight see anything that I have missed or need to address before I start purchasing parts? Give me all the pit falls anyone has gone through in swaps or if the LS3 has any quirks.
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They (are going to) make a stand alone harness for this, though I've read (on here) it isn't released yet.
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