Truck intake....will it fit?
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Truck intake....will it fit?
getting ready to attempt at a 5.3 to '71 Nova swap. Anybody know if the stock truck intake will fit under a '71 cowl hood?
if not, whats it going to cost me for a car intake/rails and injectors?
thanks in advance
if not, whats it going to cost me for a car intake/rails and injectors?
thanks in advance
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I believe you will be fine especially with a cowl hood. My intake fits in my monte Carlo in the exact height as the stock air cleaner. I'm not able to put the vortex plastic cover on thou.
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One of the first threads i read on here when i started researching was a nova in Canada that he was doing on the real cheap. he used the stock truck intake and it cleared the stock hood but barely. i tried to find it but could not. maybe someone knows which one this is. I vaguely remember the car was orange. If you want to use the ls1 intake, if it is drive by cable (three bolt) it will interfere with the truck water pump outlet. it can be made to work with a little "massage " and twisting the neck a little. I would have stayed with the truck intake if it would have had an intake when i bought mine.
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One of the first threads i read on here when i started researching was a nova in Canada that he was doing on the real cheap. he used the stock truck intake and it cleared the stock hood but barely. i tried to find it but could not. maybe someone knows which one this is. I vaguely remember the car was orange. If you want to use the ls1 intake, if it is drive by cable (three bolt) it will interfere with the truck water pump outlet. it can be made to work with a little "massage " and twisting the neck a little. I would have stayed with the truck intake if it would have had an intake when i bought mine.
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thanks for all of the input. this makes me feel better since i do have a limited budget. got the donor vehicle hauled home this past weekend. Saturday will be the day we start the transplant.
#11
I have been wondering the same thing myself, and last night I came across a forum that gave some measurements.
From the top of the block, the Corvette manifold they measured (not sure which one though) was 6 1/4" tall, and the truck manifold is 11" from the top of the block.
I haven't gotten my motor yet so I can't verify these measurements, but hopefully this helps
From the top of the block, the Corvette manifold they measured (not sure which one though) was 6 1/4" tall, and the truck manifold is 11" from the top of the block.
I haven't gotten my motor yet so I can't verify these measurements, but hopefully this helps