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5d •
HELP steam ports and fuel lines
The "junkyard" motor is 95% rebuilt and I am approaching the actual swap day in the next week or so. As a first time LS swapper, I am officially in YouTube paralysis! The more videos I watch, the less clear I am on direction. Any suggestions on the steam port kit I should use? 2004 Lq4 going into a 1998 k1500. Using a replacement 2004 HD radiator with electric fans. Additionally, looking for a kit or piece meal the fuel lines, AN-6 fittings, and a quality corvette style regulator to go with the stock fuel pump/filter set-up. Any and all help appreciated.
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Hi Rob, glad you're making headway on the swap. In most applications using a 2-port (i.e. front only) is totally fine. 4-corner are only "required" if the engine sits dead level in the vehicle. Most will block the rears with stock plugs if you have them or 551693 from us, then use our 551675 front crossover with hose barb or HS-LS01-2P front crossover with AN fitting. All that's left is connecting that vent to your radiator or upper hose or to an expansion tank. Is there a feature on that HD radiator to plumb a hose to? If not, we recommend our 551627-20x125 hose coupler with 1/8 NPT port to connect your steam vent to. Give our recent youtube video a look where we installed one of those steam port kits and attached to the upper radiator hose: https://youtu.be/rwQZbBsCkqs?si=FSImsuYNBhM7vkB5 Let me tag in the sales guys for the fuel system stuff, @Kegan Leep. We carry a few options for corvette style filter-regulator with the Deatschwerks offering being our favorite lately. They'll get you sorted out on fittings, hose, etc.
10d •
Start to Finish - 5 Tree build 😎
Snagged a block from a local guy. The 5.3 came out of an early 2000’s truck with low miles for its age. Decided this one was going into my new rock crawler buggy. Was a fun mild build all around & was able to get both my kids involved in there first engine build so that was cool. Looking fwd to hearing this thing come to life one of these days. Should be a blast on the trial. Fun Parts List 😎: BTR Stage 1 Truck Cam, LS7 Lifters, BTR Springs & Pushrods, Single piece hat seals, New LS1 rocker arms w/bronze bushing trunions, FBody oil pan w/Improved racing internal baffles, Holley Valve covers, TBSS Truck Intake & Motion Raceworks 92mm Throttle Body
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Fun build, looking good.
12d •
1972 Olds 442
Just completed an LS swap on my 1972 Oldsmobile 442.It has a BluePrint LS 376 with 550hp and 4l80e trans.Got it on the road and doing some tuning with the Holley terminator x.ICT Billet accessory brackets worked out great for the old school look.
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Super tidy, well done Richard!
13d •
I think the T in LT stands for TTY, grumble grumble
From LS world we knew that head bolts and balancer bolts were single use torque to yield.. Man they went HARD on TTY for the LT adding mains, rod bolts, flexplate bolts, and cam phaser bolt to that list. So heads up for anyone doing a stock rebuild with an LT, you've got more fasteners to buy than you may have originally planned!
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@Taiton Cheever what's the score now? 1175 to 3 ??
12d •
Build UPDATE
Wild Child build 👋🏽 My first LS swap, built entirely by me in my one-car garage. No big shop—just learning, problem-solving, and turning the vision into something real one part at a time. Current setup: • 5.3L LS • Stage 2 Hot Chili Pepper cam • Holley Terminator X Max • LS1 intake / 87mm throttle body • CTS-V manifolds • TR3650 manual transmission • Stage 2 clutch • One-piece driveshaft • BC Racing coilovers • 18×8 wheels with 25mm spacers • 3M Frost Blue wraps Follow @wildchild_alaska
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That thing is SHARP! How you like the TermX?
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