408 LQ4 with LS3 Top End... Water Pump HELP
06-30-2011, 10:06 PM
#21
Since it is DBW it can be flipped and it will still bolt up properly and the wires will still reach, I had a friend do the exact same thing as he was having the same issue as you. Now if it was DBC then you are out of luck, but he's has no problems with his set up with the DBW throttle body flipped.
07-02-2011, 07:50 PM
#22
Since it is DBW it can be flipped and it will still bolt up properly and the wires will still reach, I had a friend do the exact same thing as he was having the same issue as you. Now if it was DBC then you are out of luck, but he's has no problems with his set up with the DBW throttle body flipped.
07-02-2011, 07:51 PM
#23
You got a couple options. Obviously the truck pump will not work. If you want to run the LS1 pump you can, but you either need to run other ls1 accessories (including balancer), or you can run the LS1 pump with truck accessories and the spacers from ebay, which are about $75.
I went the spacers. I wish now that I wouldn't have. If I were you I'd do the ls1 kwik brackets, ls1 pump, and ls1 balancer.
I went the spacers. I wish now that I wouldn't have. If I were you I'd do the ls1 kwik brackets, ls1 pump, and ls1 balancer.
07-02-2011, 08:01 PM
#24
[QUOTE=oakley6575;15109123]Wouldn't the throttle body be in the way of the alternator bracket?[/QUOTE
I guess that will depend where you mount your alternator for your accessory drive set up. His alternator is mounted down low on the driver side, so he didnt have any other clearance issues.
I guess that will depend where you mount your alternator for your accessory drive set up. His alternator is mounted down low on the driver side, so he didnt have any other clearance issues.
07-04-2011, 03:36 PM
#27
u can use wp spacers or pull the pulley off the car wp.
to use the car intakes and wp and truck pulley.
if use spacers behind the wp.
this will affect the stock wp/tensioner offset. and cause other tensioner alignment issues. pulling the pulley off the car wp shaft is harder to do at home, but doesnt disturb the alignment.
ive sold most all these swap problems with my line of alternators/ps relocation and mounts brackets.
and use ls or sbc alternators. however all my parts use mechanical tensioning systems. i dont use spring loaded tensioners. the offset for the oe wp tensioners does not matter with my parts. they have been eliminated.
this allows me to have various configurations.
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to use the car intakes and wp and truck pulley.
if use spacers behind the wp.
this will affect the stock wp/tensioner offset. and cause other tensioner alignment issues. pulling the pulley off the car wp shaft is harder to do at home, but doesnt disturb the alignment.
ive sold most all these swap problems with my line of alternators/ps relocation and mounts brackets.
and use ls or sbc alternators. however all my parts use mechanical tensioning systems. i dont use spring loaded tensioners. the offset for the oe wp tensioners does not matter with my parts. they have been eliminated.
this allows me to have various configurations.
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07-04-2011, 05:03 PM
#28
I used an 04 GTO water pump ($135 at Advance Auto) and the Fbody crank pulley (GM its $65) I also used the 08 Corvette Alternator bracket, idler pulley and tensioner (GM its $200). I did however have to space out the alt. bracket and tensioner. For complete details go to my build and search around. I gave part numbers etc. for the swap.
07-04-2011, 09:30 PM
#29
Here is a picture of my L99 waterpump on an LY6 with LS3 intake. It's has the appropriate pulley spacing for your LQ4 crank pulley, clears the LS3 intake and also moves the waterpump outlet to the drivers side, forward facing.
What ps pump, alt, and/or ac compressor and bracketry do you plan to use?
What ps pump, alt, and/or ac compressor and bracketry do you plan to use?
07-10-2011, 06:58 PM
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Here is a picture of my L99 waterpump on an LY6 with LS3 intake. It's has the appropriate pulley spacing for your LQ4 crank pulley, clears the LS3 intake and also moves the waterpump outlet to the drivers side, forward facing.
What ps pump, alt, and/or ac compressor and bracketry do you plan to use?
What ps pump, alt, and/or ac compressor and bracketry do you plan to use?
07-16-2011, 09:57 AM
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Heres how I did my ls3 heads and intake on a 6.0l truck engine,f body pump spaced and truck balancer, alt and ps parts,relocated the truck idler with a bracket from dirty dingo motor sports,
07-16-2011, 10:03 AM
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This was the cheapest fix for me and allowed me to use most of the stock truck stuff,I will be using the kwik truck/2010 camaro kit for the a/c, kwik assured me that that kit will work with truck accessories and f body water pump since it has parts for both trucks and late camaros in the one kit.
