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All, I need some help / guidance to understand what I'm looking at. I'm looking to purchase an LS1 intake for an LS Swap I'm doing. I was not expecting to see a fuel pressure regulator or an EGR port behind the throttle body.
I thought if the car had a fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail then it was a return system...... so I should expect to see 2 fuel lines, one to the intake and a return back to the tank.... only see one line, is the return hiding in the photo or did they make an LS1 intake with regulator on the rail but no return fuel line?
Also, I didn't think any C5's had EGR valves, although this was pulled from a 1998 C5, is it an F body intake?
Any reason I can't block the EGR valve, remove and block the fuel pressure regulator, block the return line
(if there is one) and run it?
All, I need some help / guidance to understand what I'm looking at. I'm looking to purchase an LS1 intake for an LS Swap I'm doing. I was not expecting to see a fuel pressure regulator or an EGR port behind the throttle body.
I thought if the car had a fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail then it was a return system...... so I should expect to see 2 fuel lines, one to the intake and a return back to the tank.... only see one line, is the return hiding in the photo or did they make an LS1 intake with regulator on the rail but no return fuel line?
Also, I didn't think any C5's had EGR valves, although this was pulled from a 1998 C5, is it an F body intake?
Any reason I can't block the EGR valve, remove and block the fuel pressure regulator, block the return line
(if there is one) and run it?
That is an F-body intake manifold, and that is NOT a fuel pressure regulator, it is a fuel pulse dampener.....and no, there was no EGR on a C5.
If you are speaking about a C5 LS1 intake, that's just not true, and it needs to be weighted against the OP's HP goals for the swap. Many folks are more than happy to transplant an stock LS1 into a restorod.
Thank you for the education. The good news is, if I go with the F body intake, then I don't need to block off or plug the fuel dampener, it can remain. Also, don't have a return fuel line to worry about..... just block off the EGR valve and go on with life.
I agree with all, a 2001+ LS1 intake is best case scenario for my needs but nobody seems to be offering those up for a reasonable price.
And... just so we are all aware, I'm doing an LS swap in my C3, using a Vortec truck engine but the LM7 intake is too tall to fit under the hood. It's a completely stock motor, no real performance upgrades planned.
Thank you for the education. The good news is, if I go with the F body intake, then I don't need to block off or plug the fuel dampener, it can remain. Also, don't have a return fuel line to worry about..... just block off the EGR valve and go on with life.
I agree with all, a 2001 LS 1 intake is best case scenario for my needs but nobody seems to be offering those up for a reasonable price.
And... just so we are all aware, I'm doing an LS swap in my C3, using a Vortec truck engine but the LM7 intake is too tall to fit under the hood. It's a completely stock motor, no real performance upgrades planned.
Then pass on the F-body intake and look for a C5 intake.
LS1 Intake on a 98 C5
