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May 25, 2010 | 11:36 PM

lil_Mike

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Lt1 swap manifold question

i tried searching and went through a couple of pages but couldnt find anything.

so..

wondering what the parts list needed to swap a LT1 manifold onto my speed density tpi motor and can it be swapped in a weekend?

i know the manifold has to be drilled and have a spacer welded (anyone know the specs on that?)

May 26, 2010 | 01:09 AM

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nevermind i think im gonna go with this setup.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Weiand/925/7540/10002/-1

that manifold some nice rockers and exhaust

May 26, 2010 | 02:21 AM

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Won't fit under the stock Hood. All the LT-swap stuff should be in Search... there was a lot of posts about it when it was first being done.

May 26, 2010 | 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Curveit

Won't fit under the stock Hood.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...ng-it-fit.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...post1556252448

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...ification.html

May 26, 2010 | 06:09 AM

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Is that intake 50 state legal? If its not youre screwed here in ca.

May 26, 2010 | 07:18 AM

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lil_Mike, PM sent

May 26, 2010 | 10:45 AM

lil_Mike

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yeah after i posted that up i started readin up on it more. guess ill be stickin to the LT1 manifold setup.

anyone have dyno sheets on the differences the lt1 makes over the tpi

May 26, 2010 | 12:23 PM

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St. Jude Donor '05

Plenty, enough to warrant doing it.

Got a cherry one if youre interested btw Im about 15 min away

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May 26, 2010 | 01:06 PM

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May 28, 2010 | 02:54 PM

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well ended up picking up a complete LT1 manifold cheap. need to find out where to get the distributor ring spacer thing. anyone know where to get that? i tried searching but everyone just says how much they paid for it and since the posts were at least a year old i didnt feel like bringin up an old post.

May 28, 2010 | 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Curveit

Won't fit under the stock Hood. All the LT-swap stuff should be in Search... there was a lot of posts about it when it was first being done.

yes it will

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...r-hsr-mod.html

May 28, 2010 | 06:47 PM

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I just spent a lot of time looking in to this swap. If you don't have all the parts PM me, and I can tell you who I spoke to that have all the parts to complete it. If you need the spacer, do a search on third gen, there is a guy there that had like 30 of them, plus check the for sale section, because some of the guys sold of only some parts. If you got the intake cheap, and have most of the parts i think it seems to be worth it, at the very least it is an updated better performing intake for a very fair price in the vette world.

May 28, 2010 | 07:26 PM

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would i need to burn a new chip or can i drive it for a while until i can get a chip?

May 28, 2010 | 08:05 PM

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would i need to burn a new chip or can i drive it for a while until i can get a chip?

some guys will say it can be ok for a while, other think it will not.

I think you should contact some of these guys that have done it. There are more that have, but these guys did it forsure, and some are pros at it.

It will take a while, but just advanced search the tech section on the swap, tons of info, and easy to follow wrote ups, the hardest part is getting the intake machined right to seal.

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