flippincamaro

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very nice swap going on, Ive done the ls swap to my 93 years back, Now its a 6.0 turbo truck.

ZONES89RS

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That is allot of power. This is just to satisfy my urge to be completely done with GEN I SBCs, and get more power and efficiency. Going from 190 or so HP to 330 or so will be a huge difference.

Ellsworth

Looks like a nice swap!

any reason why you didn't degrease and wash the engine bay when motor was out? seems like such a nice/new motor going in you could of made it a little nicer looking and easier to work on. idk stuff like that just bugs me when its so simple/easy.. nice beater truck then pop the hood and bam nice clean engine bay w/ new motor lol.

ZONES89RS

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Well, being in a hurry to get it going again, i was thinking of cleaning the underhood later. Just want to get her on the road again, it has been a great truck and now will be better than ever, i can then start on body work.

ZONES89RS

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Well she moved under he own power. Still need to wire the fuel pump and trans controller to a keyd 12 v source and then get a temp gauge temporarily till i get the stock gauge to work.

flippincamaro

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hell yeah, congrats on her running today,

flippincamaro

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if i can find pics of the first swap in my ill post em, ill post the link aswell

ZONES89RS

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Awesome, going to try to clean the engine bay up as well.

ZONES89RS

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Well, runs and drives great, need to get the exhaust on, otherwise, has a stumble off idle on a heavy stab, fuel pressure it at 8 pounds, the lowest the regulator will allow, so i fear that the mallory regulator might be receiving a bit more than it can handle.

ZONES89RS

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Here is the LOL of the factory 5K tach:



This is what the new air cleaner looks like:

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

How big is the return line on that thing? You might stick a short larger return line in a bucket and see if that allows the regulator to bring you down to 6.

Prorac1

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Does that odometer say 306000? Holy crap, lol. What is that air cleaner lid? Is that brushed, painted or a shadow? Coming alone good. Eric L

ZONES89RS

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I have 3/8s line connecting it to the stock return line, i will give that a shot, if so i will run 3/8 all the way back if it helps, i am surprised it will idls so well, last time i had that much fuel pressure in a car it idled like crap, butt hat was cammed and this is not.

LOL, yea, the old daily beater had a 306K mile motor and trans i removed, still did not smoke or act anything other than top shape from the engine.

The air cleaner is painted gunmetal like the valley, valve covers and oil pan. It was a freebie from a friend and had rust on it, so i hit it with steel wool and scotch brite, then painted it.

Prorac1

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Nice. BTW, I like the tach video as well, lol. I always wondered what that would look like in my OBS I had. Eric L

ZONES89RS

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Yea, i am shifting at 5800 right now on this 4.8, i wonder how high it will really go though.

Prorac1

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My 5.3 in my 2000 ECSB shifts around that stock. Sounds about right 5600-5800 RPM.

ZONES89RS

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Wonder if i should up it, i might for the performance mode, we will see.

ZONES89RS

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Well, i will be going to pick the truck up here in a bit, then i can tune the carb. I have a primary 70 jet, 28 squirter and 30cc acc pump, and there is a nasty dead spot when stabbing the throttle or rolling into it heavy while cruising, so the tuning begins. I am wondering if drilling out the air bleeds will help the primarys start getting fuel faster.

speedtigger

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Throw your wide band on it. If the cam is stock, you will probably go to a 7.5 or higher power valve. How much vacuum at idle in gear?

ZONES89RS

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Wide band is installed in the RS so it is not just able to be removed. I was thinking the power valve is probably not right for it. But i do not have a vacuum gauge.