lt1 intake question
06-20-2013, 03:28 PM
#4
TECH Fanatic
The LT1 is its own block, you can't run an Opti on any other small block chevy. The timing cover will not work among other things....
Simple answer, what you want to do is not going to work, just get an LT1 because that's the only way it will work.
The LT1 intake doesn't have coolant passages, a distributor hole, a thermostat housing or the right bolt pattern for any other SBC heads. No it is not worth making the LT1 heads work on your motor either.
You would be a lot better off getting a TPI setup, that will bolt right up and function correctly with way less work. If this is for a truck (i'm assuming) a TPI unit is good for some low end torque.
Last edited by 93M6Formula; 06-20-2013 at 03:33 PM.
06-20-2013, 03:55 PM
#5
Not even close...
The LT1 is its own block, you can't run an Opti on any other small block chevy. The timing cover will not work among other things....
Simple answer, what you want to do is not going to work, just get an LT1 because that's the only way it will work.
The LT1 intake doesn't have coolant passages, a distributor hole, a thermostat housing or the right bolt pattern for any other SBC heads. No it is not worth making the LT1 heads work on your motor either.
You would be a lot better off getting a TPI setup, that will bolt right up and function correctly with way less work. If this is for a truck (i'm assuming) a TPI unit is good for some low end torque.
The LT1 is its own block, you can't run an Opti on any other small block chevy. The timing cover will not work among other things....
Simple answer, what you want to do is not going to work, just get an LT1 because that's the only way it will work.
The LT1 intake doesn't have coolant passages, a distributor hole, a thermostat housing or the right bolt pattern for any other SBC heads. No it is not worth making the LT1 heads work on your motor either.
You would be a lot better off getting a TPI setup, that will bolt right up and function correctly with way less work. If this is for a truck (i'm assuming) a TPI unit is good for some low end torque.