Has anyone here ever used an lt1 intake with vortec heads? I realize that some mods will need to take place to make the ports line up. I know it can be done with some welding, machining and grinding. Let me know what you guys are thinking.

 

wont work, its been tried, waaaaay to much fabing to get them to line up and acutally seal. Email John Millican at LT1intake.com he is the guy who does the conversions and can answer any other questions you have.

i think the main reason it wont work are the rear coolant lines, and the fact that you would need to add and scuplt A LOT of JB weld to get it right.

 

I have been checking on the same thing. So its to difficult? I think Ill give it a shot, welding it up and make some new bolt bosses on it. I do see where it would be difficult to get it to seal good.

What other head choices are there that would flow good.

Steven

 

Well anything can be done you just have to determine if it's too much work for what it's worth.

Listen carefully, you can run a LTx intake on a Vortec head. Here's what you would have to do:

1) Drill the Vortec heads for a LTx bolt pattern. the Vortec inatke pattern is completely different then either a LT1 or standard SBC.
2) I have referenced LTx so far, if you want to run a LT1 intake you would have to weld up the top of the intake ports so you can port match it to te Vortec intake gasket. If you want to use a LT4 intake you will only have to port match it to a Vortec intake gasket.
3) Machine for a distributor.
4) Tap intake for coolant fittings and run a remote thermostat

It would be too time consuming for marketing. I won't do it.