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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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Alright guys i know your probably thinking why the hell would i want to replace my perfectly good ls6 manifold for a ls1 one. Well dont really care much for the performance difference and well i have a friend that really wants it so his willing to give me his ls1 plus some cash.

First questions: Is there anything i would have to do to make the ls1 manifold work on my car? i know about pluffing the egr stuff.

second questions: will it throw any codes?

Basicly just looking to see if there any alterations i have to do to my car to make it work.



Car is a 2002 a4 camaro z28
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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also, are there any guides on doing this? and how hard would it be?
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 12:54 AM
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As far as I know, it's fairly straightforward. I wouldn't think there would be any alterations that had to made to make it fit.

On a different note though, I wouldn't do it. Tell him to buy one off of here.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 01:54 AM
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1.) Don't do it!! If you don't care about improving your car or atleast maintaining it then you probably shouldn't be on here!

2.) ^^^ What he said. Tell him to buy it from one of our sponser's!
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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Since you know about the EGR, that just about does it.... Personally I wouldn't do it tho

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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Bad idea but it wont cause any problems.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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there's alot of wires and such by the intake, personally, i don't think its worth messing something up when your buddy can spend a little extra coin and get one for himself. besides, theres a guy on this board that buys LS1 intakes for 50 bucks a pop if he wants to save a little extra cash
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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^^^^^^^Listen to these guys! I would not alter the car in that way, that will make the car not original, and it is a downgrade. You could also run into problems if you resell the car and are dealing with an informed buyer. If I saw that intake on an 02 model I would be thinking "replacement motor". If you must though, this is a good site: www.ls1howto.com.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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What about the coolant line that you have to switch to put an LS6 intake on an LS1? Wouldn't that have to be switched to the LS1 line? I say keep your car the way it is.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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thats a lot of hassle for you. make him buy one
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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Tell him to buy one off ebay or from one of the sponsers that help keep this great site running. That idea is just stupid in my opinion.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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You would have to switch your coolant plugs/line with his stuff, but it shouldn't cost you anything besides some wrench time. I still think it's a bad idea.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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what a friend...
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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haha...seems like going into a performance oriented forum and asking questions on downgrading performance got you some yeah dude, as stated you shouldn't need much to swap for the LS1 intake. but it's just a bit of a hassle. tell your bud to buy his own...lol.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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This has to be the first thread EVER that I've seen where someone was willing to downgrade their engine! ....EVER!!!!
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Who buys the LS1 for 50 bucks? My LS6 just showed up from SLP today. Under 400 bucks with coolant lines and gaskets.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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your coolant lines will be fine his wont just switch coolant lines on both cars.you do realise your gonna lose at the very least 15 rwhp
why would you downgrade?oh well ive done dumber **** but i really needed cash
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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No offense, man, but this is the goofiest idea I have ever come across on this site.
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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if your that hard on cash, then you need a better job or sell your car, sorry for being so mean, but damnit it's the truth!
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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im going to go with what people say and i dont think its worth it, but hey, if the $$$ right, then why not? you can up-grade if you get more money than what it's worth
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