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Hi all. new on here and wanting to swing a 6.0 into my new to me 91 RCSB. Is anyone converting 6.0 to carb set ups? I know the parts are out there to do it just dont know much about the conversion. I know i'll lose efficiency but I think I'll gain torque and horsepower. @least that what im reading in mags. If thats been discussed already on here, point me in the right direction and i can do the home work. thanks
PM phantom405, he did a carb swap on his truck and could prolly give you the best info, because his was a very recent swap. thank god you got away from FSC :thumb:
im in the middle of a conversion myself. look into the victor jr or super victor intakes for a carb setup. carb is up to you. for ignition controls look at the MSD 6010 or 6012 depending on your reluctor.
welcome to the club!!
hey i completed the swap as well but in a 4x4. i used the performer intake. i decided dual plane was better then single plane for my application and as mentioned go with the msd 6010 if you are using an engine with 24x reluctor wheel and the msd 6012 if it is a 58x reluctor. this box gives you more tuning capabilities. the most inportant thing you will have to figure out is what transmission you want to run. as for the carb set up other then the intake, msd box,carb and fuel pressure regulator all your conversion stuff would be the same if you went EFI
thanks for the info at least it gets me going in a direction vs a circle.
if you plan to run a 4l60e i would stay with the fuel injection. if not carb is a good way to go.
what's you're reasoning behind this?Quote:
Originally Posted by 89sierra
I'm going carb because it fun to play with easy to change and tune. T'll run the stock trans for now 700R4 unitl it dies then build a better one down the road. The trucks just a toy so the benefits of efi dont really apply. plus some thing with a carb'd v8 fills the void of my camaro i no longer have to play with.
the only reason i said this is because if you want to run a 4l60e to say fuel injection and keep the factory computer to control the transmission. with the 60e behind a carb you need a 600$ controller and then you need a tps to make it work properly. and guys running the controllers say they dont work completely right. i decided to beef up the 700 and run that because there is no controller or anything but a cable needed to control the transmission
makes sense. ive heard nothing but good things about the fast ez-tcu controller. i think i decided to go full manual valve body with my transmissino though so theres another option:)
ya the manual valve body is a good idea but most dont want to be shifting it all the time or they use a 5 or 6 speed tranny if they want full manual. alot of the guys say with the fast ecu it goes all weird if you jump on it to to pass a car and when it goes down shift then say let off the throttle it gets all confused and acts funny for a little bit. but i have no personal experience i can just go by the info ive read on line.