vorteq engine conversion
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vorteq engine conversion Hi everyone.
A total noob subject and it will sound even stupider as you finish reading.
I think I had posted while back when I was building my Datsun with LS1 but mostly reading here
I have not build any engines my self other then signing a cheque or debit card at engine build shops. Though I can mount, wire it up etc.. to make them run. So please be easy.
I'm in process of building new car, totally custom and I had been debating to go electric or go ICE engine and the cap that always nagging me is recharging it and wait time. So It seems like a gas engine is wining again.
As I had mentioned when it comes to building engines for me, cheque book rules but I due have dilemma. I have limited amount of height in engine bay about 32" and only engine I can fit in it is something out of corvette with out any of the cover dressings. And those corvette engines are in the $6K + where as a vorteq engine from escalade is half the price.
So here is the question. Is it cost effective to convert truck engine into say corvette "packaging" style engine. I realize there are number of things that would have to get changed like the entire intake/induction system, probably some of the front accessory location/brackets Secondly, I'm thinking of throwing manual transmission so the PCM would need to be replaced or reprogrammed and I'm not entirely sure if it can be reprogrammed for manual.
Not sure what else I'm missing. Any thoughts on this endeavour ?
Thanks Jerry
A total noob subject and it will sound even stupider as you finish reading.
I think I had posted while back when I was building my Datsun with LS1 but mostly reading here
I have not build any engines my self other then signing a cheque or debit card at engine build shops. Though I can mount, wire it up etc.. to make them run. So please be easy.
I'm in process of building new car, totally custom and I had been debating to go electric or go ICE engine and the cap that always nagging me is recharging it and wait time. So It seems like a gas engine is wining again.
As I had mentioned when it comes to building engines for me, cheque book rules but I due have dilemma. I have limited amount of height in engine bay about 32" and only engine I can fit in it is something out of corvette with out any of the cover dressings. And those corvette engines are in the $6K + where as a vorteq engine from escalade is half the price.
So here is the question. Is it cost effective to convert truck engine into say corvette "packaging" style engine. I realize there are number of things that would have to get changed like the entire intake/induction system, probably some of the front accessory location/brackets Secondly, I'm thinking of throwing manual transmission so the PCM would need to be replaced or reprogrammed and I'm not entirely sure if it can be reprogrammed for manual.
Not sure what else I'm missing. Any thoughts on this endeavour ?
Thanks Jerry
Last edited by chimaera; Aug 21, 2023 at 03:23 PM.
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Hi everyone.
A total noob subject and it will sound even stupider as you finish reading.
I think I had posted while back when I was building my Datsun with LS1 but mostly reading here
I have not build any engines my self other then signing a cheque or debit card at engine build shops. Though I can mount, wire it up etc.. to make them run. So please be easy.
I'm in process of building new car, totally custom and I had been debating to go electric or go ICE engine and the cap that always nagging me is recharging it and wait time. So It seems like a gas engine is wining again.
As I had mentioned when it comes to building engines for me, cheque book rules but I due have dilemma. I have limited amount of height in engine bay about 32" and only engine I can fit in it is something out of corvette with out any of the cover dressings. And those corvette engines are in the $6K + where as a vorteq engine from escalade is half the price.
So here is the question. Is it cost effective to convert truck engine into say corvette "packaging" style engine. I realize there are number of things that would have to get changed like the entire intake/induction system. Secondly, I'm thinking of throwing manual transmission so the PCM would need to be replaced or reprogrammed and I'm not entirely sure if it can be reprogrammed for manual.
Not sure what else I'm missing. Any thoughts on this endeavour ?
Thanks Jerry
A total noob subject and it will sound even stupider as you finish reading.
I think I had posted while back when I was building my Datsun with LS1 but mostly reading here
I have not build any engines my self other then signing a cheque or debit card at engine build shops. Though I can mount, wire it up etc.. to make them run. So please be easy.
I'm in process of building new car, totally custom and I had been debating to go electric or go ICE engine and the cap that always nagging me is recharging it and wait time. So It seems like a gas engine is wining again.
As I had mentioned when it comes to building engines for me, cheque book rules but I due have dilemma. I have limited amount of height in engine bay about 32" and only engine I can fit in it is something out of corvette with out any of the cover dressings. And those corvette engines are in the $6K + where as a vorteq engine from escalade is half the price.
So here is the question. Is it cost effective to convert truck engine into say corvette "packaging" style engine. I realize there are number of things that would have to get changed like the entire intake/induction system. Secondly, I'm thinking of throwing manual transmission so the PCM would need to be replaced or reprogrammed and I'm not entirely sure if it can be reprogrammed for manual.
Not sure what else I'm missing. Any thoughts on this endeavour ?
Thanks Jerry
