Engine Swap Everything about swapping an engine into your Third Gen.....be it V6, V8, LTX/LSX, crate engine, etc. Pictures, questions, answers, and work logs.
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Have complete donor vehicle (89 chevy truck) the engine is a crate engine and makes MADDDD power, thats why I;m swapping, plus I wan fuel injection. So what all will I need to grab besides the obvious, and whatparts will I need finish the install. PLEASE help me, thanks in advance.
Its a crate engine, I know cause I'm the one who peeled the sticker off the valvcover before I painted them. Its my old truck, my pops is buying another truck so therefore I can tear the engine and what not out of my truck since nobody will need it. The sticker said 330hp on it, better than my 305 now. The car came with a carb. So its a COMPLETE F.I. Retrofit.
330 HP? Sounds like the HO 350 330 HP crate engine. Not bad, but not what I would call "MADDDD" power.
Does it have the Vortec TBI intake manifold? If not, I wouldn't bother with the TBI. If you still have the 1982 carb set-up, it'll make more power than the TBI will. You'll need a Vortec Performer spreadbore intake manifold, but that's a lot cheaper than trying to get the TBI up to snuff.
well Maybe not MADDD power but it has good torque and what not, I've decided just to use the long block and prolly sel trhe TBI set-up. I'll be asking for mod help thos as cams and stuff are all new to me. Thanks tho!
