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I really dont know what i really want to go ahead and do with my truck but i do know i plan on buying something for my truck by the end of the month...
I was looking at the Edelbrock Victor JR EFI intake manifold that comes with fuel rails... I figured i'm going to need to get a custom intake elbow and a aftermarket fuel regulator...
I know i'm leaving alot of stuff out and i was wondering what else am i leaving out to do this kind of swap on my 4.8L.... any help?
You will need a stroker motor to start with or at least some juice.:devil::whack::laugh::nx: Sorry just being funny not sure what you will need but I would like to know as well for future referance.
not picking on your manifold choice.. what are you trying to do?
save this idea for the fbody race car...
i see in your sig somethings have been done... i think your looking for
something that doesnt exist or youve got some issues elsewhere in power
devolpment...
4.10 tells me you are racing a 1/8mi, stall (? stall) and thats it....
the tune is good, but there is better..
get a better exhaust before wrinkling the OE system intake manifold...
and get a camshaft in there that works better at 3500-6200rpm...stock
isnt that camshaft.
http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/front...in-budget.html
airdeano
Pass on the intake. Get a nitrous kit and go have some fun. It's instant HP when you want it(until the bottle goes empty). You can easily do a 150 shot of nitrous on that 4.8 and make some serious power. You could just take the same amount of money it would take to buy a nice nitrous kit or all the parts to install an intake and buy a low mileage 6.0L engine instead.
if you are in the market for a single plane style manifold I have a mildly ported gmpp with rails and stands for sale. The manifold is ceramic coated and looks great.
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Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
damn good advice, myself shpould had went this way could have saved lots of dollars listening and paying attention lol
dont forget if you go vic jr. you will need #42 injectors
dont get me wrong i like my setup. but for what i want i should have just went juiced
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Originally Posted by airdeano
Your correct my truck is more setup for the 1/8th then the 1/4. I have a 3200 stall and i was thinking of going with the TR224 later down the road. I just find that this particular intake swap just looks so cool looking under the hood and if i do get that i can get probably some really good show points at car shows if i show open hood with this kind of clean setup and be able to get a little more power because i doubt very many silverados that are going to be showing are going to be having it... so basically i'm going for show and go...
Out of curosity how much would you be asking to get rid of it???Quote:
Originally Posted by wondertruck
$425 for all of it deliverd to your door.
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Originally Posted by whitesilvy04
well if youre definately looking for show then it would bring some good praise i get it all the time even though the truck isnt a show truck all i hear is 9 wow) about the set up. heres a pic of mine ..
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^ Thats one hell of a nice engine setup!! :D
But you can still add a Nitrous setup and then that would really set the bar high!!... :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by skeet
N02 oh yeah but not anytime soon, kinda leaving this truck alone as i took on a new project truck.. a 84 chevy c10, but decided to stay old school with a 383 stroker
If you dont mind me asking...Do you have anymore pictures of your intake setup from other angles that i might be able to look at??
ive got a few somewhere, i'll load soon
If you plan a single pattern 224 cam, I hope you plan to get some better flowing heads on there first.
:duh: I was planning on working on the heads after the headers and cam but ....I know on a N/A engine your biggest gains will come from the heads/cam swap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hit Man X
I have a second set of 4.8/5.3 heads in storage that i was planning on upgrading once i found a good mill shop
I dont want to be screwed over and pay more then i should...I know no one does...
Any of you know whats a good ballpark range i should be looking at pricewise for parts and labor to Fully p&p, add slightly bigger valves, valve guides, valve seats, etc...????
Well there are many fools that will slap in the biggest cam they can find and wonder why their vehicle isn't much quicker. Your best bet is to do the heads first, then have a cam ground to match them.
I wouldn't go to larger valves, they're plenty large for the bore you have currently. Anything more you'll start to hurt port velocity and lose torque.
$400-600 is reasonable to have them cleaned up using stock hardware. Then just budget your springs, retainers, and such.
Very true statement. Keep your stock heads and do a 3 angle valve job, have the whole valvetrain balanced, do new valve seals, have the heads "cleaned up", get some Comp 918 valve springs, keep the stock retainers (depending on mileage), throw in some hardened pushrods, and the you will be set with your heads. Once that is done, you can then pick out your cam...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hit Man X
Unless you have some wild lift (which is foolish on these heads with small valves even ported) just run some LS6 springs. I run the orange units with my cam (it's a .551" lift, too much lift but the tight LSA and lower durations I wanted) and it's great! No point in wasting $100 if not needed.
Also, I have titanium retainers on my truck. They're only about 0.1g less than the stock units... so not sure if I'd recommend them either. I was expecting less weight but I assume the strength is higher. They're not steel as the retainers I have are non-ferrous (non-magnetic).
Cool, thanks for the helpful advice and tips guys its very much appericated....
No prob dude, better to make a stout combo than a turd.
most of the people that put together "turds" are the ones that complete their "builds" based on info from people that THINK they know whats going on. The ONLY way to build something successful is to contact professionals and gain their opinions and utilize them.
Oh Jeeze, another one.
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Originally Posted by wondertruck
Which is what I told him to do for his setup...
I'm just getting some ideas sort of like a well planned out brainstorming idea of what i want to do before i just jump in and start buying stuff and slapping stuff together... I've already talked to couple shops about my plans through email...Quote:
Originally Posted by wondertruck
Didn't realize you're in the DFW area, plenty of good shops around here to speak with.