Has anyone tried this swap? There are a few mods needed but with porting, they should be much better than the TPI setup I was thinking about. Good to at least 6000 rpm and 500+ HP.
There is a guy online that does the mods for a price ($400.00 I think, including the manifold).
Any ideas or comments?
Ricardo
LT1 intake manifold swap on 87-95 small block
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ricardobready
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Re: LT1 intake manifold swap on 87-95 small block
I'd start looking at Mini Ram based combinations, the mini ram is very close to that intake. you'll also really want to run quite a bit of cam to maximise the potential of that intake. What are you thinking about for heads? The TPI works fine up to a point, but I think you're on the right path looking at the LT1 intake if you're planning on a very hot engine or some more cubic inches.
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ricardobready
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Re: LT1 intake manifold swap on 87-95 small block
The miniram looks great, but is waaay out of my price range. I am trying to get the most bang for my buck. I am planning on good flowing aluminum heads, also so I can run a higher compression ratio. Have seen ones on ebay for around $600.00 U.S. (complete)but need to be careful and check things out. Plan on running a oem roller setup with between 0.5 and 0.55 inch lift.
LT1 manifold are cheap. Maybe $100.00 or less complete with fuel rails and injectors. I'm willing to give that a try.
Ricardo
LT1 manifold are cheap. Maybe $100.00 or less complete with fuel rails and injectors. I'm willing to give that a try.
Ricardo
Re: LT1 intake manifold swap on 87-95 small block
Sorry what I meant was you should look at mini ram builds to see how much power they can support as the LT1 intake is a very good setup. I got about half way through and decided to use the L98 intake myself, that being said I got mine for about $75 shipped one bay complete from injectors to rails to throttle body so keep your eyes out. It was a bargian admittedly. If I was going all motor I would definitely do the LT1 intake with no hesitation.ricardobready wrote:The miniram looks great, but is waaay out of my price range. I am trying to get the most bang for my buck. I am planning on good flowing aluminum heads, also so I can run a higher compression ratio. Have seen ones on ebay for around $600.00 U.S. (complete)but need to be careful and check things out. Plan on running a oem roller setup with between 0.5 and 0.55 inch lift.
LT1 manifold are cheap. Maybe $100.00 or less complete with fuel rails and injectors. I'm willing to give that a try.
Ricardo
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ASTROJOE LT1
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Re: LT1 intake manifold swap on 87-95 small block
I have one of those LT1 intake manifold's on my , 350. They work really well !!!!
Joe
89 ASTRO CL Shorty,95 Corvette LT1 Engine,4L60E,
89 ASTRO CL Shorty,95 Corvette LT1 Engine,4L60E,