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Re: LS engine swap info
if thats what you want........ why pay when you can gut them?
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Re: LS engine swap info
because LS cats are worth nearly double what them cost.
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Re: LS engine swap info
is that for visual inspection!?!? why would these old trucks go thru a visual inpsection? sorry, in SC we do not have inspections right now...
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Re: LS engine swap info
yes, its hit and miss around here (ETX), some places dont, some do depending on where you go but it is getting worse and worse. 24+ year old vehicles do not have to undergo the sniffer, but a "visual exhaust/emission equipment" inspection for anything newer than 1968.
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Re: LS engine swap info
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Re: LS engine swap info
actually maybe it was 1975. somewhere in that time frame, i dont know when they started installing them.
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Re: LS engine swap info
I've got a set of LS Cats if someone is interested.
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Re: LS engine swap info
1973-1974 was when they started installing cats on vehicles right during the gas crunch era. In texas and I got this from the DMV if it was not installed as a factory item it does not need to be present on the vehicle at the time of inspection. So if it is 78 for sure or newer at least one set of cats has to be in place on the vehicle. Went through this with the inspections station on my pontiac firebird. They did check to make sure that all required vacum lines were in place on the engine. What few there were lol. Working on getting that car back through inspection for the year having some brake issues that are holding me back atm. Sean
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Re: LS engine swap info
wasn't it the 1975 models? At least for GM?
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Re: LS engine swap info
what about throttle cable setups.....1999 5.3 in 84 shorty??
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Re: LS engine swap info
68 custom,
You might be right IO know it was within that times range. Cable setups for a 5.3 you will probably need an 04 or earlier engine unless you want to piece it together I know lokar and a couple of other companies make cable setups for that and ls series engines. I have one for an unused tpi conversion atm. Let me look around I might have the ls lokar setup laying around somewhere. Sean
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Re: LS engine swap info
yeah my motor is a 99
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Re: LS engine swap info
After checking out the above mentioned straight pipe that looks like a catalytic converter, I read the disclaimer at the bottom. Hilarious!
![]() "The product description above is for entertainment purposes only. This product does not perform the exhaust cleansing function of a catalytic converter in any way. Use of this product on or off the road violates countless laws and may prevent your car from passing emissions. It is unlawful to install this product in any vehicle in the United States, ever. If you wish to return this product at any time in the future, a full refund will be issued. This product should only be purchased by lawyers with pre-1975 vehicles or purpose built off-road vehicles that did not come with catalytic converters from the factory who know for a fact that it is legal to use in their vehicle in their jurisdiction for aesthetic reasons only. If you are not one of those lawyers, this product should only be hung on your wall to express your rebellious nature, never installed in a vehicle. This product may cause cancer." |
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dave
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Re: LS engine swap info
Hey thealien, thanks for helping out here....i'm havin a problem with my lq4 motor it has the single fuel rail system u speak of (2005) from a gmc savannah went to napa, thought the oem fuel filter would have a return, but it's just 1 in 1out so now i'm so confused...it wont start unless you are spraying starter fluid in the intake -----& i dont have the mass air hooked up any help would be very appreciated thx dave
=Thealien;3686299]Fuel system (any chance a mod can move this post up?) The LS engines require 58-60 pounds pressure at the fuel rails. Older fuel rails had a regulator on the rails and there is a feed and return on these engines. On the later fuel rails there is only the feed on the rail. You need to have something like the filter regulator shown below to return the excess fuel to the tank. Some of the tanks these engines came with did this internally in the tank. Corvette filter/regulator I don't know how long this will last but a decent deal on the regulator/filter and he will take offers for less I am told GF822 Lots of people use Walbro external pumps Walbro external pumps and fittings Dorman quick disconnects for GM fuel line Dorman 5/16ths Dorman 3/8ths Russel AN quick disconnects Russel 3/8ths Russel 5/16ths Don't have a way to make the GM quick disconnect? Try one of these Dorman flare to quick disconnect Fuel pump tank adapter F-body LS1 fuel pump adapter kit here is an installation tutorial of the adapter kit Tutorial of adapter kit Another gas tank modification EFI pump tank mod Dual tank info Compliments of Glock35ipsc[/QUOTE]
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Re: LS engine swap info
yes yes i can use your help big time i'm reachin out to anybody i'm puttin n a 6.0 2005 lq4 in my 72 burb has the single in fuel rail no return i'm told on here somewhere i need a fuel filter with a return built in so hit napa and the oem is only 1 in 1 out,,,?
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Re: LS engine swap info
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Re: LS engine swap info
still confused! what part number is this for? fuel filter? & y is the stock filter only no return, and 1 more do i need return....im not really an engine guy so help explain please something doesnt make sense in my pee brain
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Re: LS engine swap info
That part number I am guessing is the filter with return line attachment to work with your engine. The return line routes fuel back to the gas tank when the fuel injection rails have reached full pressure. Helps to save the fuel pump from too high of pressures. And other things as well. Not a boned up on these items yet working on it quickly tho since I will be buying my new gas tank this fall and installing it after the bed is completely repainted with new oak wood.
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Re: LS engine swap info
sdwolff98 so to clarify...i need that filter with the in/out and return to the gas tank?? if so, then ok but i dont understand why my set up is just like the van it came out of single line fuel rail(inlet) single in and out filter no return
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Re: LS engine swap info
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but yes you need that.
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Re: LS engine swap info
Yeah you need the filter with the return line like i said it was early or mid 2004 they changed the filters to the new ones. So yes definitely need it. It is one of the parts I am working on getting later this year when my fuell system goes in and online in my truck
![]() Ksstamp is doubtlessly right in it being the wrong part they gave you. I have had that happen more than once at oreilly's myself on something I am working on. Let me see ifn I can find the link to the part you need so you can show them a picture of what you need should fix the problem. here is the link this one has been modified but it is identical to what you jneed they just fancied this one up with an fittings. http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000896 take that to your parts house and they should be able to find the right one for you. Sean
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Re: LS engine swap info
thanks for all the help boys....once i saw a picture of the filter, i remembered that i had something simular in a box somewhere (a member on this site that WAS helping me and disappeared,told me to get it) i found it,installed it,waaaaa llaaaaaa still no go...got pressure at the fuel rails but it just turns over, even the mass air is hooked up NOW WHAT?????
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Re: LS engine swap info
ok here is where to start have you checked to make sure your fuel injectors are getting power? if they are y our next step would be to make sure the computer is working properly in driving the injectors next. Easiest power check on injectors is use a volt meter and see if there is any ppower at each injector unit. What kind of wiring harness are you using? Also are all of your sensorsd hooked up on this engine?
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Re: LS engine swap info
I was reading your other posts on the engine. you say you smell strong odors of fuel? is that when you are trying to start the engine? if so have you tried to find out where it is coming from at all? if it is leaking from the rail or injectors might also explain the no start issue as well.
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dave
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Re: LS engine swap info
Wolff, not leaking fuel anywhere checked everywhere, nothing the smell is mostly after i've tryed to start it....i checked my oil, doesnt seem like gas but i have extra oil now....so i think gas is just passing by the injectors gonna drain oil, put in new...my friend has the "noids" to check the injecters, try that tonight and oil pressure is still a big question mark....at the sharder valve, it seems pretty good visually...& the wire harness is the stock on outta the van, with improvements thx in advance
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