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Old 04-26-2017 | 01:43 PM
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Pros and Cons of Carburated LS Motors (photos)
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Old 05-08-2017 | 07:53 PM
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how can ya not love the look!! Pros and Cons of Carburated LS Motors (photos)-dsc_0067.jpg
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Old 05-08-2017 | 08:44 PM
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Stuck with a carb since I had no FI stuff or experience with it.

Happy I did too

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I like mine carbed
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Carbs rock just fine, yet to see a substantial gain in an EFI set up over a good carb NA application. More money to spent elsewhere to go fast.

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Helicoil how did you go with short inlet manifold?!

I want to swap to a gm performance one to get mine under a factory bonnet. But 721hp not super keen to give up a truckload of hp

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Do it, I don't think it will lose much HP, report back.
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I used the Holley Ls3 to fit under my stock hood with a 3" air filter
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