Ok I have been doing some reading via some searches and such but I am still kind of confused because no one has done this yet. The tank on my trans am leaks somewhere so I have been thinking about an LS1 tank swap. Right now I have a stock L98 but the plan is an LS1 swap over the winter. I'm wondering if doing the tank swap now will hinder the engine swap later this year? I have a walbro 255LPH fuel pump in the stock tank so I would more than likely swap that over when the tank goes in. I just want to make both as smooth as possible to limit down time.
Just so I get your question right...
You have an L98 now. You are thinking about installing the LS1 tank, and upgrading the LS1 tank's pump to the walbro 255? Then...you are planning on installing an LS1 at some point, and you are wondering if your LS1 swap will be effected?
If thats the case, then now. Provided you dont modify the tank too much you will be perfectly ok. I would follow the write ups for installing the LS1 tank into a TPI car... And you shouldnt have to mess with the lines on the tank enough to hinder you during your LS1 swap.
There are quick disconnect fittings on the tank lines. Ide try to retain those just because its nice and easy to disconnect things. When you switch over to the LS1, you'll have to modify your filter set up, beacuse the LS1 doesnt have a traditional return line like the TPI cars do. The return is back by the filter. When you start looking into the swap, you'll find all the info you need for making it all work together properly.
J.
You have an L98 now. You are thinking about installing the LS1 tank, and upgrading the LS1 tank's pump to the walbro 255? Then...you are planning on installing an LS1 at some point, and you are wondering if your LS1 swap will be effected?
If thats the case, then now. Provided you dont modify the tank too much you will be perfectly ok. I would follow the write ups for installing the LS1 tank into a TPI car... And you shouldnt have to mess with the lines on the tank enough to hinder you during your LS1 swap.
There are quick disconnect fittings on the tank lines. Ide try to retain those just because its nice and easy to disconnect things. When you switch over to the LS1, you'll have to modify your filter set up, beacuse the LS1 doesnt have a traditional return line like the TPI cars do. The return is back by the filter. When you start looking into the swap, you'll find all the info you need for making it all work together properly.
J.
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You have an L98 now. You are thinking about installing the LS1 tank, and upgrading the LS1 tank's pump to the walbro 255? Then...you are planning on installing an LS1 at some point, and you are wondering if your LS1 swap will be effected?
If thats the case, then now. Provided you dont modify the tank too much you will be perfectly ok. I would follow the write ups for installing the LS1 tank into a TPI car... And you shouldnt have to mess with the lines on the tank enough to hinder you during your LS1 swap.
There are quick disconnect fittings on the tank lines. Ide try to retain those just because its nice and easy to disconnect things. When you switch over to the LS1, you'll have to modify your filter set up, beacuse the LS1 doesnt have a traditional return line like the TPI cars do. The return is back by the filter. When you start looking into the swap, you'll find all the info you need for making it all work together properly.
J.
Yeah thats what I was trying to ask. I was having trouble going from thoughts to words though..Originally Posted by ghettocruiser
Just so I get your question right...You have an L98 now. You are thinking about installing the LS1 tank, and upgrading the LS1 tank's pump to the walbro 255? Then...you are planning on installing an LS1 at some point, and you are wondering if your LS1 swap will be effected?
If thats the case, then now. Provided you dont modify the tank too much you will be perfectly ok. I would follow the write ups for installing the LS1 tank into a TPI car... And you shouldnt have to mess with the lines on the tank enough to hinder you during your LS1 swap.
There are quick disconnect fittings on the tank lines. Ide try to retain those just because its nice and easy to disconnect things. When you switch over to the LS1, you'll have to modify your filter set up, beacuse the LS1 doesnt have a traditional return line like the TPI cars do. The return is back by the filter. When you start looking into the swap, you'll find all the info you need for making it all work together properly.
J.
Your answer was kind of what I was thinking. As long as the tank swap is done to retain as many stock pieces as possible, it should be pretty much the same as any other ls1 swap.
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Now I'm not to up on this but I thought the ls1 tank/fuel pump was a better or higer output pump than the wallbro pump. So if you could do the nessasary mods to get the gauge work and be able to hook up the return line somehow and latter be able to disconect it. I think it would be easyer to just use the ls1 pump. and as for the regulater in the tank it shouldn't affect the tpi operation because it is at a higher pressure that the tpi requiers and the regulater on the fuel rail should cut it back to the corect pressure for the tpi. If that makes any sense to you???? But it would be what I would think is the easyist solution to your'e problem.
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