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Old 12-14-2013, 12:36 AM   #1
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putting LS car intake on a truck motor

I was wondering what all is needed to swap intakes from the truck style to that of the flat car type? Any advantages or disadvantages? Thank you
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Old 12-14-2013, 12:52 AM   #2
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

All accessories from the car motor will have to be swapped as well as mounts of said accessories. Looks is about it for advantages. The truck intake makes more torque.

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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

If you are running truck accessories then dirty dingo has an idler relocator bracket.

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Old 12-15-2013, 05:47 AM   #4
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

I'm actually running an LS3 intake(car intake) and I'm running truck brackets, but I did have to order a pulley relocator off ebay though.
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Old 12-17-2013, 01:02 PM   #5
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

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All accessories from the car motor will have to be swapped as well as mounts of said accessories..
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I'm actually running an LS3 intake(car intake) and I'm running truck brackets, but I did have to order a pulley relocator off ebay though.
You don't need the pulley relocator.

Got about 8000 miles on this swap...no issues.

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Old 12-18-2013, 06:54 AM   #6
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You don't need the pulley relocator.

Got about 8000 miles on this swap...no issues.

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Difference would be that I am running a drive by wire throttle body. Although it looks like your setup would work with that also. What belt did you use?
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Old 12-18-2013, 12:34 PM   #7
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You don't need the pulley relocator.

Got about 8000 miles on this swap...no issues.

This is interesting, do you have any pics of it out of the car? How much belt wrap do you have on the crank?
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I think the other guy was referring to the gen5 Camaro water pump, in which case you don't need to swap pullies, since the spacing on them is the same as a truck. Just trying to clear things up a bit.
Ahhh, good call. I always assume that people mean 4th gen f-body stuff.


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This is interesting, do you have any pics of it out of the car? How much belt wrap do you have on the crank?
No pics out of the car, but I dug these up...not real clear but gives you an idea. It's not a ton of belt wrap on the crank, but emperical data (tons of highway miles, about 40 1/4 mile passes, countless highway pulls, and a few times on the chassis dyno) proves that it works well. No detectible belt slipping, and the belt has never jumped. I would do it again in an instant.





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Old 12-15-2013, 10:30 AM   #9
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

In my 81 I was not able to fit the alternator with the LS1 car style set up, so I used the truck brackets with the Dirty Dingo idler relocation bracket, L92 water pump, and LS1 intake. Worked out well.
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

Did you swap out the newer Camaro water pump to make this all fit?
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

No. The camaro pump pulley has a different offset from the block. You COULD use that pump if you swap a truck pulley on it.

These accessories are off of an L92 truck, so the upper water pump neck angles a bit differently than the earlier truck pumps.
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

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Difference would be that I am running a drive by wire throttle body. Although it looks like your setup would work with that also.
DBW throttle body will still hit the water neck on the newer truck water pump, so no dice there.

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No. The camaro pump pulley has a different offset from the block. You COULD use that pump if you swap a truck pulley on it.

These accessories are off of an L92 truck, so the upper water pump neck angles a bit differently than the earlier truck pumps.
I think the other guy was referring to the gen5 Camaro water pump, in which case you don't need to swap pullies, since the spacing on them is the same as a truck. Just trying to clear things up a bit.
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

I actually ran a 02 GTO water pump and just backed the pulley off a bit with my puller...it's been working great for over 10,000 miles.
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

I don't doubt that. Those pulleys are ON THERE. Such a bish to remove.
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Re: putting LS car intake on a truck motor

Thanks guys, I had understood the gen 5 camaro pulleys could be used with the truck accessories and the offset was the same as the truck stuff making it an easier swap. I had toyed swaping to a "car" intake but it would only be for looks my truck one is doing just fine.
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