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12-25-2006, 03:45 PM
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Oilfield Trash
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Raymore, Sk, Canada, Earth
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96-98 350 vortec swap
Anyone swapped a 96-98 350 vortec into a 67-72, If so, any problems? Complaints? i know there is a lot of 5.3 swaps around, but dont remeber seein the older 350 vortec. i came across totaled off truck for real cheap, thats why i am thinkin about it, plus I can use al of my brackets and mounts and s**t like that.
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12-25-2006, 04:10 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada
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Re: 96-98 350 vortec swap
Planning to swap to carb or keep injected? From what I understand you have to use an electric fuel pump on the vortec engines, but the rest should be a bolt in swap with just a new intake (Edelbrock 2116 for example) needed. For injection, someone with wiring experience should be able to help out here.
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12-25-2006, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA
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Re: 96-98 350 vortec swap
thats a swap i would like to do. i used to have a 96z71 w/ the first year votec and it ran really well. would be a blast in my 71. if ya have the whole truck i would think it would be pretty easy.
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12-25-2006, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ND
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Re: 96-98 350 vortec swap
I'm in the progress of doing the swap. I've got a 350 Vortec out of a 99' Suburban with 4 wheel drive so I've got the oil cooler too. (They still had the 350's in the Suburbans and vans even though they went out of the trucks in 98.) For the wiring I went with the Painless harness. It is very expensive and although I have not put it in yet, every connection is labeled and it looks very easy to install. It also has the plug to use the 4l60 or 4l80 if you plan on using one of those. I've got a new rebuilt 4l60 for mine. Right now I'm currently working on the fuel system, figuring out what pump, tank, lines, etc. that I'm going to use.
My build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=190306 Also Tim240Z, has done the swap. He's got various threads if you just search through them. If you have any other questions I'll try to be of some help. Last edited by 1972CheyenneSuper; 12-25-2006 at 08:17 PM. |
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12-25-2006, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: FT Worth,TX
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Re: 96-98 350 vortec swap
I have a 98 350/4l60e combo in my 72 swb & a 96 305/4l60e in my 72 suburban.
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