1936 LS1

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Truck stuff seems to be considerably less expensive than car stuff and I need pretty much everything. Vertical space under the hood is plentiful so the extra height of the truck intake isn't really an issue.

Any suggestions/advice on using or not using the truck wiring harness/PCM/intake/fuel rails/accessories etc.???

Also, is the DBW throttle body a good idea? Eliminates one more thing from the engine bay..

12secSS

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Everything will work provided you have room under the hood. As for DBW, only if you have a Throttle Actuator instead of a pedal, you will need to mount it in place of the pedal. Otherwise stick to a conventional throttle body.

1936 LS1

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Thanks, 12secSS. Anyone else?

Yeajimi

Which intake are you going to use? If you would like to use an LS1 or LS6 intake you will need to strap a corvette water pump on there. Swap the pulleys and you are good to go.

Take a look at this link; http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/front...take-swap.html
It is about throwing an LS6 intake on an set of Lm7 accessories.

1936 LS1

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I've got an LS1 intake but I could always sell it. Hood clearance isn't an issue and I see the truck intake/fuel rails/injectors pretty cheap on Performance Trucks and elsewhere, so I may go that route.

The more I look at it, I'm thinking a full truck setup on my 5.7 LS1 long block may be the way to go. I want to keep all the externals and wiring from the same make/model as much as possible to avoid conflicts.

popeye

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I am using 5.3 and everything stock. I bought the 3 piece cover to help with the apperance.

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ls1nova71

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The truck intake will probably be easier to use in your situation due to the fact that it moves the throttlebody up and back from the radiator as opposed to the Ls1/6 intakethat puts the throttlebody very close to the radiator/fan. Also, I've heard that putting an ls1 intake on a truck motor will actually hurt performance, if you need that intake go with an Ls6.

Eroc

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So what about Running an LS1 Stock motor and a Truck intake?
How do they differ from Ls1/Ls6 intake and are there any advantages. Celarence shouldn't be an issue but if a Truck intake is better for the LS1 than the I would rather go with that.

1988 Camaro Swap. Clearence should be fine.

Eroc

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Well nevermind... according to the posted link in this thread the Truck intake is shitty...
So LS6 intake I will stick with.

the_merv

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When you run Accessories you have to keep in mind that when you pick one you have to get the rest to match. If you run Truck Accessories, you have to get all Truck stuff. The reason is the Balancers are different offsets from each other, the Corvette one being the closest Belt path to the Engine, the F-body/GTO being in the middle of the Corvette and the Truck, and the Truck Balancer is the farthest away from the Engine.

The Car Intakes will go with the Corvette and F-body/GTO Acessories without a problem.

GA95DCMSS

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The F-body Alternator will work with the truck bracket and vice versa (I tried it this weekend) The case size seems to be the only difference, and that is what I needed to cleanly clear my hood on my Impala. If you need a truck alternator, PM me and let me know.

1936 LS1

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Thanks for the replies and info, guys. Here is my current plan..

I'm gonna use the aluminum 5.7 LS1 long block and outfit it with all the 5.3 truck externals. Essentially, I'll be creating a 5.7 truck motor. I've already bought a harnessa and DBW TB from an '05 Silverado. I've got an LS1 intake and a truck intake. I'll probably just use the truck intake.

I'm gonna measure the accessories on my '03 Avalanche and see if it'll all work in my '36 Chevy chassis. If so, I'll buy a full set of truck "stuff" for the
'36. If not, I'll buy a full setup from an F-body or 'Vette.

Found a 4L60E locally from a Silverado that I'm gonna use.

1936 LS1

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Is that the '47 in the pic? Looks more like a '30s era GM product...

popeye

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Yes its a 1947 Chevy Coupe.

1936 LS1

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Good point. I'll look at that. I want to keep as much room in front of the motor as possible. 1930's cars are so narrow at the front that you run out of room pretty quickly! I eventually will turbo this car so major stuff (like engine placement) need to be decided with that in mind.

ceomii

Sorry to hi-jack, but can you send a pic of the F-body alt on the truck engine - maybe take a measurment from the truck bracket to the top of the alt? I have the same problem and the F-bod alt would be easier than custom brackets....thanks!

Robb

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Need the same info.

GA95DCMSS

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Sure. I'll do it in the morning. Its kinda dark out right now.

726.0chevelle

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my truck stuff fit under the hood of my chevelle with no problems and im using a truck intake but the truck oil pan hangs way too low

hookemdevils22

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I wouldn't jump to conclusions about the truck intake being shitty based on that thread. Apparently, some kids need to get their facts straight. Hot Rod found that both the LS1 and LS2 manifolds actually lost power vs. the long-runner truck, and the LS6 gained absolutely nothing, meaning it wouldn't be worth the effort unless you put some higher-flowing heads and a larger cam in. Just something to think about.

Look at page 4 and 5 for dyno results and what run corresponds to which changes. Also, read page 2 for intake manifold comparisons.