carb intakes for ls1's?
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has anyone heard of carb intakes for the ls1 motor's?
i just got a 01 ls1 motor to use in my race car but i am wondering if i can use a carb on it
i just got a 01 ls1 motor to use in my race car but i am wondering if i can use a carb on it
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I've never seen or heard of one personally. I doubt there would be anywhere close to enough demand for anyone to release one. Since the LS1 is a distributor-less engine to begin with, you'd still require a good bit of electronic control to make it run, so changing to a carb just isn't a very feasible thing IMHO...
I'm sure Hogan's or one of the other intake fabricators could build something on a one-off custom basis, though.
I'm sure Hogan's or one of the other intake fabricators could build something on a one-off custom basis, though.
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well, if you're allready using the PCM to control the timing, whats the sense of using a carb to control the fuel?
sure you could make it work, but with the intakes, injectors, fuel rails, TB
s Maf's all readily avaliable, why not just use fuel injection?
now if you're limited to a carb setup, and unlimited on an ignition setup, in the class you run in, it could be a good idea. fabbing stuff up is just more work, but it'd be darn cool to see a carbed LS1.
sure you could make it work, but with the intakes, injectors, fuel rails, TB
s Maf's all readily avaliable, why not just use fuel injection?
now if you're limited to a carb setup, and unlimited on an ignition setup, in the class you run in, it could be a good idea. fabbing stuff up is just more work, but it'd be darn cool to see a carbed LS1.
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the reason is we are going to use an ls1 motor but i dont want to have to switch the fuel systems for different motors (its going in a full chassis car)
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This very question has been in my thoughts for quite a while, now. Just so you guys have something to think about, somebody made up a sheet-metal carburetor intake for a 5.4 DOHC Ford engine. The last I heard it was faster than any NON forced induction or N2O LS1. 9.20's on nuts if I'm not mistaken. IMO, EFI is making up ground, but it still can't beat a well tuned carb set-up for all out naturally aspirated drag-race performance.
I see no reason that an LS1 couldn't kick the **** out of that Ford given the same ability to breathe.
I see no reason that an LS1 couldn't kick the **** out of that Ford given the same ability to breathe.
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Nice, how do you plan to make the ignition work?
Think about it. LS1's do not have distributors.
So you need to use the coil packs or come up with a solution.
Think about it. LS1's do not have distributors.
So you need to use the coil packs or come up with a solution.
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Can you run a distributor down through our blocks?
Sounds like a headache to me.
Sounds like a headache to me.
It could be done. But by the time you get it all figured out, you'll probably find that it's not worth the effort.
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Call ramchargers and see if they would make software for the Timeing Retard box that puts out a signal that will run a MSD igntion box. You just need a 20* wide low pulse at each top dead center event. Use the switches to adjust the static timing, timing curve? I have a small retard box in the works that has the correct output drivers to do this and a RS-232 interface to a pc for setting the parameters and programing. It will be a few months before I get more involved with the Nitrous on my car and this is on the back burner. At the moment I am working on Pro-Stock Harley Davidson ignition. I have never seen anything produce destructive forces like the vibration from a 2610cc(158 ci I think) v-twin engine. The guy that I am building this for says that if all is not right you cannot hang on to the handlebars. He said you just cant grab it tight enough. I have heard that these twins will scrap a MSD bike ignition in one pass. I guess that if my first attempt lasted for 8-10 passes I am on the right track. I have developed 1,400 volts AC on the coil primary. 4-5" arc in free air, kind of spooky. It will leave you having to think about your next breath of air if you get to close. Only did that once on a 10,000 RPM bench test.
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If you can wait a few months I will be able to a box with programable timing curve with retard by a +12V signal. I see traction control here. I would need a few bucks of course it takes $ to put these things together. The good news is Motorola has sent me some really cool, latest technology chips to work with. I want to run my nitrous solenoids right from the timing controller that is why I have n-channel MOSFET outputs already. I had 15 of these boards made. This is just the boards I have to solder the parts to them. PM me if interested. I have two input channels I could connect to the Cam sensor as well and with enough programming time have individual cyl timing. I can click off approx 25 million instructions per second with an enhanced timer system on chip.
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You would have to have a Cam sensor in the equation and use one of the DIS igntion boxes - no distributor, duh.
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If you can wait a few months I will be able to a box with programable timing curve with retard by a +12V signal. I see traction control here. I would need a few bucks of course it takes $ to put these things together. The good news is Motorola has sent me some really cool, latest technology chips to work with. I want to run my nitrous solenoids right from the timing controller that is why I have n-channel MOSFET outputs already. I had 15 of these boards made. This is just the boards I have to solder the parts to them. PM me if interested. I have two input channels I could connect to the Cam sensor as well and with enough programming time have individual cyl timing. I can click off approx 25 million instructions per second with an enhanced timer system on chip.
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You would have to have a Cam sensor in the equation and use one of the DIS igntion boxes - no distributor, duh.
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An LS1/LS6 carb'd intake is coming soon...
I can share the following...
LS1 carb'ed intake will be out sometime next year.
You will be able to use a crank trigger or a gear driven distrubtor. The distrubtor sets up in a very conventional manner. The design allows for mounting a fuel pump very similar to the way a SBC does. It's a very trick, very cool set up, with excellent potential.
With supporting mods etc, I'm sure this set up with a similar sized cam will give a similar fuel injected LS6 manifold set up more than it can handle NA.
I can share the following...
LS1 carb'ed intake will be out sometime next year.
You will be able to use a crank trigger or a gear driven distrubtor. The distrubtor sets up in a very conventional manner. The design allows for mounting a fuel pump very similar to the way a SBC does. It's a very trick, very cool set up, with excellent potential.
With supporting mods etc, I'm sure this set up with a similar sized cam will give a similar fuel injected LS6 manifold set up more than it can handle NA.
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Here you go. It is not a carb but pretty close as far as design goes.
www.tpis.com/
Go into engine development.
www.tpis.com/
Go into engine development.