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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Found a FAST Ls1 intake on the internet today for $600. I have a couple of questions about this. I know there is a post about doing the intake swap (too lazy to look it up) and I just have a few questions to see if it would work. First, what hidden costs will I be looking at in order to make this happen? (i.e. new injectors, fuel rails, ect.) Second, is this process labor intensive and can I do this out of my garage with basic hand tools? Third, what kind of gains will I see if/when I do do this mod? Is the cost worth the gain?
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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IMHO i would not go any further than a LS6 intake Mani, can be found for $300 and still have awesome gains. and you wont have to chop the FAST.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Chop the FAST? Maybe I am not well versed in this mod? What all has to be done in order to make this work?
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Ok here's the 1st one
https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-front...ng-closer.html
Do the search this is just the beginning.
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 08:17 AM
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yeah! I really would not want to chop that pretty FAST manifold like he did in that post. Is there any other way to do this without major fabrication work?
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yeah! I really would not want to chop that pretty FAST manifold like he did in that post. Is there any other way to do this without major fabrication work?
No. lol it is the only way to get it to work, that is why a LS6 is the best route to go.
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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I thought that I read a post about a week ago saying that the ls1 was the easier to mate to our ls4's and the ls6 required more fabrication.... Someone needs to come out with intakes for our cars!
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I thought that I read a post about a week ago saying that the ls1 was the easier to mate to our ls4's and the ls6 required more fabrication.... Someone needs to come out with intakes for our cars!
there might be a couple different things different but the LS6 will give a bit better flow, an LS1 intake would give u nice gains also. and yes indeed they do, even just a kit would be nice.
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Your going to need to search. I have had my LS1 intake on and running, but collapsed a lifter by not turning off the DOD and using a LS2/LS3 valley cover (should have just modded my dod tray). In order to run the std valley tray, std. valve lifers are required as well as tuning.
A FAST intake will not fit IMHO. The LS1/LS6 barely fits. There is just not enough room at the front of the motor.

You can find a LS6 intake for around 300
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Cool! So the thread that was suggested by Brian396 is correct that you have to weld and grind the crap out of the valley tray and intake in order for this to fit?
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Originally Posted by 1BAD06MCSS
I thought that I read a post about a week ago saying that the ls1 was the easier to mate to our ls4's and the ls6 required more fabrication.... Someone needs to come out with intakes for our cars!
Would anyone be interested in a bolt in kit?
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Yup. Not much choice.
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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Hell yes!
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Would anyone be interested in a bolt in kit?
Hell YES!
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Would anyone be interested in a bolt in kit?
You gonna still my build Travis?:
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Originally Posted by DavidGXP
You gonna still my build Travis?:
Would you settle for the name "DavidGXP Intake Swap Kit"?
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
Would you settle for the name "DavidGXP Intake Swap Kit"?
No just a little credit... LMAO
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Originally Posted by DavidGXP
No just a little credit... LMAO
by credit he means cash
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Originally Posted by 94ss06gxp
by credit he means cash
good one
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