Vortec intake clean-up
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Vortec intake clean-up Has anyone figured out how to clean-up the harness/wiring, fuel lines, beauty cover, etc., to make a Vortec manifold on a LS look decent?
I am planning to install a 5.3 truck engine in a 1930's 'Fat Fender' sedan, which has a tall (and narrow) engine bay, and can easily handle the setup.
I would like to keep the stock Vortec manifold for budget reasons, and because it makes good torque.
However, it looks butt-ugly (even when viewed from above)!
Any ideas?
I am planning to install a 5.3 truck engine in a 1930's 'Fat Fender' sedan, which has a tall (and narrow) engine bay, and can easily handle the setup.
I would like to keep the stock Vortec manifold for budget reasons, and because it makes good torque.
However, it looks butt-ugly (even when viewed from above)!
Any ideas?
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Has anyone figured out how to clean-up the harness/wiring, fuel lines, beauty cover, etc., to make a Vortec manifold on a LS look decent?
I am planning to install a 5.3 truck engine in a 1930's 'Fat Fender' sedan, which has a tall (and narrow) engine bay, and can easily handle the setup.
I would like to keep the stock Vortec manifold for budget reasons, and because it makes good torque.
However, it looks butt-ugly (even when viewed from above)!
Any ideas?
I am planning to install a 5.3 truck engine in a 1930's 'Fat Fender' sedan, which has a tall (and narrow) engine bay, and can easily handle the setup.
I would like to keep the stock Vortec manifold for budget reasons, and because it makes good torque.
However, it looks butt-ugly (even when viewed from above)!
Any ideas?
Originally Posted by garys 68
There was another thread were a guy did this as well can't find it.
Or just buy a cheap LS1 intake and swap your TB over move the idle pulley, mod harness for car injector plugs, trim alt bracket, and mod WP. Pretty cheap and you have a car intake.
Another option is to fabricate a beauty cover. Obviously the end result can be anything from horrible to incredible, but with a little creativity and some good fabrication skills, I'm sure you could come up with something nice.
Here are a couple quick examples I found, though I've seen plenty of similar examples that I liked better than these.
Here are a couple quick examples I found, though I've seen plenty of similar examples that I liked better than these.
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Its as much work as swapping the car intake with truck accessories it don't just fit. Which is not alot of work anyway. They guy said he painted it with kylon paint as well.
