LSx into Jet Boat??
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From: Eagle River, Alaska
Nice swap. I know this is kinda off topic, but if you want to go faster I have a Cole TR4 v-drive I'll sell you. Right now with my mild 500hp 454 it'll do 85 for sure. I got scared to try to go faster without a helmet and high impact life vest.
Sounds like some fun. Just thinking about the rpm potential of the genIII pushing a
v drive almost gives me a hardon!!! I got a child on the way so no big buys for me right now. Just some upgrades untill next season. I am looking for a cam upgrade if anyone has any input.
v drive almost gives me a hardon!!! I got a child on the way so no big buys for me right now. Just some upgrades untill next season. I am looking for a cam upgrade if anyone has any input.
Maybe if GM gets back on it's feet and starts producing these, the price of exhaust manifolds will come down.
http://www.gm.com/experience/technol...LY6_Marine.pdf
http://www.gm.com/experience/technol...LY6_Marine.pdf
True. One big thing they realized was the oil pan. The truck and camaro pans are too deep. I will say the pan was the biggest issue for me on the install next to the exhaust. I am currently running a batwing corvette pan and that thing squizzes in. Not much room in the jet boats.
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From: Mackinaw, IL
Ha....well.........
I was really excited about going the LSx route with my boat....but then cooler heads prevailed and I decided not to blow my nest-egg on doing this swap (and doing it right!)
Ended up rebuilding/upgrading the 454 that was in it.
The LQ9 will be going in this truck, along with a 4L80E, once I get the turbo tune sorted out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvsbJkfmDI&fmt=18
I still want to do this swap sometime down the road.....so if anybody comes across any good knowledge/parts/tips/etc, post them up in here!!!
I was really excited about going the LSx route with my boat....but then cooler heads prevailed and I decided not to blow my nest-egg on doing this swap (and doing it right!)
Ended up rebuilding/upgrading the 454 that was in it.
The LQ9 will be going in this truck, along with a 4L80E, once I get the turbo tune sorted out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvsbJkfmDI&fmt=18
I still want to do this swap sometime down the road.....so if anybody comes across any good knowledge/parts/tips/etc, post them up in here!!!
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Ouch..that sucks. Here are a couple of links to my buddy Tom's 5.3 turbo build that he's doing in a jet. You can probably search his screen name Impatient1 and find some more.
http://www.performanceboats.com/html...ad.php?t=48185
http://www.performanceboats.com/html...ad.php?t=52306
http://www.performanceboats.com/html...ad.php?t=48185
http://www.performanceboats.com/html...ad.php?t=52306
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From: Mackinaw, IL
Ok, so we're back in business!
Picked up a nice LQ4 from a local wrecking yard, complete from engine cover to O2 Sensors.
Little dirty, but should clean right up:
Yep, cleaned right up. More pics to follow.
Working on getting some other parts to fall into place to keep this thing moving forward.
Picked up a nice LQ4 from a local wrecking yard, complete from engine cover to O2 Sensors.
Little dirty, but should clean right up:
Yep, cleaned right up. More pics to follow.
Working on getting some other parts to fall into place to keep this thing moving forward.
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From: Mackinaw, IL
I am running lake water for cooling. It will be fine.
She's slowly starting to get undressed
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Well i've never done it before in a boat, but I think I have enough flexibilty with EFI Live to shift the fueling tables with modifiers and such to work ok within a fairly large range of coolant temps. We will have to see I guess. If nothing else, I will run a bypass thermostat.
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