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Been making alot of progress lately, Finally been driving it around!
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Bad ass man, you can't go wrong with an LS swap, it's amazing how much it transforms the truck!
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Oh yea. Im definantly stoked with it so far. Just need to keep the kinks ironed out and then it will be golden. Everyday it seems i get one more small issue fixed but find 5 more haha. Only takes time. Thanks for all the support so far guys!
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hell yeah you been on it. interior is looking good as is the whole truck. So what you figure out with oil blowing out the exhaust? Engine running good?
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I had the pcv system all screwed up. I was putting way too much vaccum on the heads and i guess it was forcing oil into the cylinders. I changed the valve stem seals and it got a lot better. Only did it under high rpm after that. I took vaccum completely off the heads all together and vented both sides and it started running great with no smoke. Put the exhaust on and it stopped running rich. Finally got all the air out of the power steering system. Had a scare last night tho. I pulled my radiator cap and there was black sludge at the top. I immediately thought head gasket was screwed. Isnt running hot tho. I let it settle and went back out there it was just on the top. Im just guessing it was leftover dexcool that was in the block that i didnt get all the way out. It does that when it mixes with green coolant. Getting an alignment today hopefully and ill be good!
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cool, glad your iroining things out. only way you really learn how stuff work is to have it not work, then work!!!! I keep telling myself that, it breaks so you know how to fix it. Keep us posted.
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Now that you have it on the road, how is the pusher fan working for you?
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Glad to see you have it on the road...Jim
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Im still working all the bugs out of course. As far as the pusher fan. I have driven it probably 100 miles since i finished it. Havent overheated yet. Stays around 180-200. These engines normally run over 200. Gotta figure out if i got somethong wrong in the cooling system or not. I got black fluid that keeps showing up. I thinm its dexcool mixed with green. Im gonna flush the system and see what i get. Steering linkage is messed up. I think i may have the center link on backwards. The pass side where the tierod connects to the center link. The nut tightens all the way down and the cotter pin hole is like almost a half inch away from the castle nut. It tightens way too far. Other side barely tightens to the castle nut. Im thinking the taper or stud side is different per side. If not i got a defective center link
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Pics in next post
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Had a photoshoot with the truck sunday. Perfect weather and lighting. Im really happy with the pics. Thought i would share. These were sent to me via the internet ill have the higher quality later this week.
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The shots look great...
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gotta love a little pro photography, world of difference. the bridge shot is my favorite. Congrats on the truck.
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oh yea, he did a good job. Love driving this thing. Thanks for all the support guys
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Awesome truck!
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Man this thing is looking great!!! I've been following the build for a while now and I love it. Ive got a 55.1 that I am doing a S10 swap on and I was going to use a TPI L98 from an 88 Trans am that is laying around but I recently came on a 5.3L LS engine out of a 03 Silverado. It is basically the block, heads, intake and throttle body. Early on you briefly mentioned the parts needed to take the engine to where it is now. Do you have a detailed list of everything you picked up?
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Cool AD
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Awesome build, congrats! :metal:
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I appreciate the help. I hate to keep bugging about details but what cam did you choose to go with? Stock or something a bit more lumpy?
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the LS engines are insane bang for the buck when it comes to performance. The stock cam if you think about it (if a truck engine) is designed for torque. Your putting it in a truck that weights atleast 2k lbs lighter than the original intent..... I can only imagine how fun that would feel. Torque is what we are feeling till about 5,252 rpm anyway, then its usually all HP after that. It's like GM thought of this stuff way back when, seems to work out well for us in the long run.
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Oh yeah. The truck weighs about 3100lbs with me not in it. So its aptly named. Lol . This motor on this truck is PLENTY fast enough for me. My wife tried to drive it the other day and couldnt handle it haha.
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hahahhah the wife couldn't handle it, cracked me up. I tell my gal we aint getting married till she drives my truck. Its a standard so its gonna be a little harder for her I know that.
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Haha. I want her to be able to drive it if something happens. She said it scares her. Here are some pics of my emblems I had made and rusted to match.
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So you are saying the truck intake is more than sufficient, Good to know. From what I know, the engine I bought had "lifter tick" and so I will have to replace the cam and lifters anyway. Here is another question, when you bought the LS1 intake, did you try to make sure to get the intake, rails and injectors in a package deal? Am I asking for trouble in the long run if I go with a mix and match package? Also what is a good price for these? I am seeing some outrageous numbers on "the worlds #1 bidding site" and unfortunately I can't find many locally through Craigslist.
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If you can look for a ls6 car intake. These are HP readings off the same motor just swapping intakes. Not that a Small light truck would need more HP than a stock LS1 but hey why not. LS1 Intake: 464 hp @ 6,200 rpm & 446 ft-lbs 5,100 rpm LS6 Intake: 470 hp @ 6,400 rpm & 450 ft-lbs at 4,900 rpm Largest Gains: 14 hp @ 5,800 rpm & 13 ft-lbs 5,800 rpm Truck looks badass BTW.. |
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I got the intake, rails, and injectors all from different sources. Changing from a truck intake to a car intake is basically only for looks. you wont gain anything in fact if you use a LS1 intake you will lose power. LS6 intake is the way to go if you want to change it. I would recommend keeping the truck intake. It will save you a lot of money. I ended up spending an extra 1000 bux easily going to a car intake.
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That's all great info. Thanks guys!!! I know the truck intake will provide more power but I ended up snagging an ls1 intake, rails and injectors. I'm not overly worried about horsepower and part of the reason I went with an ls is cause I love the look of the ls1 with the rail covers in a truck like this. I have an l98 350 supercharged that I decided not to use in lieu of the ls. I can already see the dollar signs add up but it will be exactly what I wanted. All rambling aside, I wanted to know what you did for your steam lines and did you use the truck throttle body? Now I've gotta keep my eyes out for a 4l60e trans. All of the newer silverados and sierras are stripped to the bones within minutes of hitting the yard and I'm too ignorant to know what other vehicles have the same trans (able to use with no mods). Any thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated!!! Thanks again and this thread is my motivation.
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I used the truck throttle body. The steam ports i ran a line to the waterpump spacers i used. I tapped the spacer.
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Looks Awesome!!
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Thank guys. Havent been working on it layely been so busy. More updates soon
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Subbin in for this awesome build
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Dude I don't know where I would be without your build. So I got the block back together and the ls1 intake in and it's looking like the fuel rail is going to hit the coil pack on the drivers side. Did you run into this?
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Awesome thanks!!!! I guess I should spend a little more time over at the ls1tech forums. Thanks again
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I had to bend the fuel rail up a little. No big deal just dont kink it.
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