LSA Blower in 2000 silverado, Can I use LSA Map sensor?
 

I just installed a LSA Blower in my truck and I still have the original computer.

I'm waiting on a tune from Blackbear but I probably wont hear from him until Monday at the soonest.
Im worried he is going to tell my my map sensor wont work with my computer.

I bought a ZL1 lid off Ebay and it came with the 3 bar map.

I was looking at a couple of forms while I was splicing the LSA pig tail to my factory harness and I saw a few people mention the 3 bar map may not work with the earlier year computers.

Should I go ahead and hunt down a different map sensor over the weekend so I am ready when Justin gets back to me?

Thanks ahead for any help! Here is a picture of the blower installed.

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Im becoming more and more jealous of these LSA blower installs.
Looks awesome.

I am not using the LSA fuel rail, this one is custom and stock fuel line stays in stock location.
Ill have to take a more recent picture to show you the intake tube. Its basically just a cheap ebay 135 Degree silicone U shaped coupler off the throttle body to a 18 inch long 4 inch aluminum tube that connects to the the stock MAF with a 4inch to 3.75 inch coupler. MAF is in stock location at airbox.
I'm going to run electric fans.

The map sensor part number is 12592525 (LS9). I'm reading that because you cannot enter negative values in the older computers this map will not work. I also read you can still use it.

You can use that 3 bar if you flash your OS to one that had 3 bar capability.

The ECU is capable of doing it, your OS is not. Getting the OS from a later model C5 is the easiest way to go about it.

Cheapest way to go about it is to tap the hole the 3 bar is sitting in, thread in a barb. From that barb, run a short line over to a 2 bar sensor

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Use some zip ties to help hold the line on, the barb on the MAP is pretty small for a clamp. I think I used 1/4" line.

The truck OS can read 2 bar just fine, and unless you want to make more than 14psi at sea level, 2 bar will get you where you want to be.

Hope that helps

Did you swap to rect. port heads or are these still cathedral with adapters?

Thanks for the input guys, I think Justin is going to try and update my OS and use the 3bar. Its good to know about tapping that whole to use a 2 bar map, I didn't think of that.

I used adaptor plates on cathedral heads.


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Custom fuel, like some homemade special? I'm curious, as I am about to pull the trigger on my LS9 fuel rail.

How did the OS reflash go?

Man the more lsa setups i see the more i want one!!!! Recent pics??