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Feb 6, 2006 | 07:02 PM

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Anyone running a carb'd LSX?

Anyone running a carburated LSX?

I'm considering that for my 73 Z/28.

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Feb 10, 2006 | 09:06 PM

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id say its a pretty good swap,

Feb 10, 2006 | 10:00 PM

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I'm doing one in my 70 Javelin, i want something different, so it's carbed, Richmond 5 speed with a blow thru Vortech. Mocking it now......having oil pan problems that i didn't anticipate....

Feb 10, 2006 | 10:22 PM

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I'm doing one in my 70 Javelin, i want something different, so it's carbed, Richmond 5 speed with a blow thru Vortech. Mocking it now......having oil pan problems that i didn't anticipate....

sounds like a very cool project.
any pics ?

Feb 10, 2006 | 10:31 PM

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In a few months I'll be doing a carbed 408 in my 73 Camaro. Doesn't look too difficult. Headers seem to be the biggest issue.

TJ, nice car. John told me about your setup.

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Feb 11, 2006 | 07:00 AM

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In a few months I'll be doing a carbed 408 in my 73 Camaro. Doesn't look too difficult. Headers seem to be the biggest issue.

Hal

Hal,
I think I'm just going to run F-body exhaust manifolds to get the car going and then I'll look into headers.

Marxjunk, I can see all the knucleheads now......"That thing got a Hemi"

Feb 11, 2006 | 07:40 AM

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are you guys running creat engines or just buying 2nd hand units?????

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Feb 11, 2006 | 08:15 AM

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Here's the the 6.0 just starting on it.

Feb 11, 2006 | 08:20 AM

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Hmmmm...pic din't work, strange, any ideas why not? thanks....
Oh yeah............hemi's suck! Boat anchors.LoL

Feb 11, 2006 | 10:31 AM

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I have been thinking about doing a carbed ls1 swap because I cant stand the fact that I cant tune it myself with EFI. Does anyone know who makes the kit to use a SBF distributor?
I think a real mild low comp ls1 with a blow through setup would make big power and would be a no brainer to seyup and tune.

Feb 11, 2006 | 10:36 AM

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You can all you would need is a tuning software//cable and a laptop or pc

Feb 11, 2006 | 12:18 PM

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I am going to use the new MSD engine management, it's tunable, I saw pics of that ford thingy, and kinda rigged looking, I know it works, but man ugly, butt ugly, they even throw a mechanical fuel pump up there too, on the top, next to the distrib....very funny, plus it makes the motor grow in length, like 10 inches, i am still surprised how small, the ls1 is!
I have my motor mocked in my engine compartment, and there is 24 inches from in front of the motor to the core support, now thats compact.

I spent the money and bought a plastic replica/mock up motor....worth every cent, weighs 15 lbs. and it has inserts and every accessory bolts up like stock, and the motor weighs 15 lbs. i have been picking it up and setting it in the engine compartment by hand. It weighs 15 lbs, did i mention it weighs 15 pounds?

I have pics of that ford conversion, pm me, i will email it, i cant figure out how to post pics yet........mj

Feb 11, 2006 | 12:47 PM

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ill be going carb in my 2002 z28 because of tuning issues..

i already have the single plane intake and msd timing controller....

its gonna be a sick setup no matter what the efi guys say...

i dont mind running efi but noone within 2 hours can tune the damn thing.

Feb 11, 2006 | 10:56 PM

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Hal,
I think I'm just going to run F-body exhaust manifolds to get the car going and then I'll look into headers.

Manifolds would make the swap easier but I'm looking for deep 10's on pump gas and I need BIG headers.....

Feb 12, 2006 | 12:24 AM

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Manifolds would make the swap easier but I'm looking for deep 10's on pump gas and I need BIG headers.....

big headers are dependant on CI, rpm, and blower/nitrous...

no need for big headers (1 7/8'', 2'') unless you need em...

Feb 12, 2006 | 12:33 AM

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Manifolds would make the swap easier but I'm looking for deep 10's on pump gas and I need BIG headers.....

If you want to run BIG tube headers then buy some big block headers for a 73 Camaro and then buy some header flanges for an LSX engine and put them on the big block headers.. Problem solved!

Feb 12, 2006 | 02:22 AM

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If you want to run BIG tube headers then buy some big block headers for a 73 Camaro and then buy some header flanges for an LSX engine and put them on the big block headers.. Problem solved!

oh yes.
that will work.
have pipe bender, or at least a c clamp available and they should fit real close.
not sure the spacing on the ports, but anything is possilbe.

id stay away from the distributer.
i went ls1 to stay away from all that crap.
coils own!
edelbrock box, or the new MSD if you want some tuning thrown in the mix.

i dont see the purpose in running the WAR(Wagner) setup.