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[2165 Turbo Rail]

I'll text ya

[SMEGMA STENCH]

I'd only do carb'd it I was going for the carb look... I like LS because they AREN'T carb'd

Same here man i hate hate hate a carb any carb . Race application sure but for DD theyre junk imo . Never had a good one even after rebuilds by reputable persons EFI ftw lol

And this truck is gonna be a driver not just in summer .

There's a little more to it than that Think fuel system, tune, misc ( radiator houses that you can't just walk in and order etc) driveshaft etc etc etc.

Granted it isn't rocket science but for someone that doesn't know how to do anything but bolt on parts it isn't going to be as easy as it seems like

Well lets see the temp gauge just rely on senders so thats should work just swap the sender . The oil pressure gauge... i dont know . THe speedo.... they have little kits that convert them, i have seen those . They convert to an electical signal . The RPM gauge wont be stock so thats no biggie

As for the volts it should be no different but the fuel will probly have to change . But autometer has plenty that look stock so im not concerned with that .

[2165 Turbo Rail]

It's not hard. But damn sure not going to be THAT easy.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Yeah ive done a full set of new gauges before helping a buddy on old impala

kind of a pain but simple in concept at least

[dville_gt]

gauges are typically pretty easy, most of the time you just have to re-use the factory senders for the coolant temp and oil pressure which means finding conversion fittings if they are not the same thread/pitch. for speedo dakota digital has a driver that will spin a mechanical speedo cable based on the vss signal from the trans. factory tach's can be made to work via tuning (factory tach output on ls motor is setup like a 4 cylinder), you might need to install a "jump-up" wire to boost the tach signal however. if you reuse the factory tank your fuel level won't change, and volts of course are the same.

[naynay]

Yes my political views are great er than my skill level lol

well at least when it come to biting off something like this . id do a stock 350 myself but never attempted something like this a full conversion

Anyone else that does em ? i figured it would be a small list

all jokes aside there is a guy on CL who sells/rebuilds LS engines. he claims to do the full swap for i think $500 on top of the engine cost... He is in rockwall, if you just search "6.0L" you should be able to find him.. may be worth a shot for you..

[2165 Turbo Rail]

I've seen that before and I don't know how he could do that He'll I wouldn't want to do it for $500 labor if it was taking one LS motor out and putting another one in haha

[naynay]

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/3340657200.html

may be worth a shot?

[naynay]

I've seen that before and I don't know how he could do that He'll I wouldn't want to do it for $500 labor if it was taking one LS motor out and putting another one in haha

yeah i hear ya.. I imagine its some young punk doing shit out in his parents backyard. hell im a young punk typically doing shit in my parents backyard. lol

[dville_gt]

from the article i get the impression he will install them in factory equipped ls trucks (2wd for 500, 4wd for 600) not custom applications. anyone want to re-read it and see if they get that vibe?

[BttleFedC10]

I was thinking about doing this to my 90 Gmc 1500. I'd be fine with the 4.8 or the 5.3. The performance and gas mileage of this 305 flat out sucks. If you do it, let me know how much it costs.

Im with ya there on that buddy. Carbd 305 with a cam and intake, full exhaust. lol. Still has no balls. Lol. And get 10mpg

[grove rat]

from the article i get the impression he will install them in factory equipped ls trucks (2wd for 500, 4wd for 600) not custom applications. anyone want to re-read it and see if they get that vibe?

i got that vibe.. then i read this part

All other vehicles are custom applications, I have done many many custom swaps (5.3 into 87 el camino, 6.0L into V6 chevy truck, 6.0L into 69 Chevy Truck, 6.0L into 95 Chevy Truck, just to name a few).

[dville_gt]

i got that vibe.. then i read this part

thats what i meant, the 500 is to R&R a ls motor from an ls truck and pop one of his in, not for custom applications.

[naynay]

for someone who lacks the juice to do the swap, its still an option.. it's just CL, you could prolly go there, give him a hand and still only pay $500.. beer goes a long way!

[2165 Turbo Rail]

for someone who lacks the juice to do the swap, its still an option.. it's just CL, you could prolly go there, give him a hand and still only pay $500.. beer goes a long way!

hell I'd charge him for the extra help jk