88 silverado conversion
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88 silverado conversion i have an 88 chevy silverado and was wanting to drop an ls1 in does anyone have any tips or what ill need to do to out it in and would long tube headers out of a vette or camaro fit, thanks
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It would help to know just what you have in possession; Ex: engine and trans or just engine, what year engine, etc. Do you have all the major components for the engine? It’s important to know what GenIII /GenIV you would like pointers on. I’m in the process of putting a 5.3 LM7 in an 87 GMC, and I can tell you from experience, the wrong information can be very costly. So I’d like to help you avoid a really big headache.
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i haven't got a motor yet but i will in the next month or two, it will be a 5.7 ltr 350 ls1 i'm not sure on the yr yet but it will prob be anywhere from 98-02 and i plan on getting the harness ecm and computer when i get the motor
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Like Tim said, there's a concentration of people & information on the LS1Truck.com site that have performed this swap into the 1988 thru 1998 C-1500 Chevy trucks. Its all there. AND...Its all here as well...by using the search feature...mostly in the Conversions & Hybrids section. There is just too many things in this swap to just quickly scan over with advice. Fire away with a more specific question & you will more likely get better help.
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Verdad Gallardo http://www.eadperformance.com/swapheaders/
I think those are the only pictures I have up right now. I was going to produce those headers for swap people, but there was not enough interest.
*Edit*
Found the other pictures: opps wrong link again...here is the correct link: http://www.eadperformance.com/pics/ls2truck/
Ignore the dirty truck, at the time I lived on a dirt road....
Since the pictures, I have obviously installed the long tube headers, installed '05 Truck Efans, made a custom steel air intake pipe instead of the plastic '03+ truck intake, cleaned up some of the wiring etc...
I think those are the only pictures I have up right now. I was going to produce those headers for swap people, but there was not enough interest.
*Edit*
Found the other pictures: opps wrong link again...here is the correct link: http://www.eadperformance.com/pics/ls2truck/
Ignore the dirty truck, at the time I lived on a dirt road....
Since the pictures, I have obviously installed the long tube headers, installed '05 Truck Efans, made a custom steel air intake pipe instead of the plastic '03+ truck intake, cleaned up some of the wiring etc...
Last edited by Tim @ EAD Performance; Mar 25, 2008 at 06:28 PM.
