I have see the write up but it looks to be costly and it also looks like a lot of custom work. Is there a beter cheaper way to convert over to an LS6 style intake? I know I really need one but I do not have a lot of money to spend on it.

 

Nope....

This is coming from someone who has done the swap and is a cheapskate at heart...the one think you ABSOLUTLY need is the bracket form Speartech, everything else you can fab up or modify at home

 

PM'd U

 

pm sent
I have everything you need to make the swap for sale

 

you know of a way??? If so, can you PM me too? I plan on doing this mod soon as well.

 

why pm?
just post it up here unless it's some nonsponsor reason.
this is why this thread was started.
i'd figure on a budjet your looking to spend around $700

 

Alrighty.
I spotted a complete set up on "another" truck site for $800, shipped. Which seems pretty fair.
The Mods around here are tight about Non-Sponsor links so I didn't want to post up a link to a different board on this board, so I PM'd him. Seemed like the right thing to do.

So, my answer to his question "Has anyone found a cost effective way to swap to an LS6 intake?" is: Yes, buy it all used and here's a link...in a PM.

Just tryin to help him out in case he hadn't seen it.

 

in case he fabs things and sells them himself or knows of a non-sponsor. otherwise I'm sure he would post up.
I don't see a problem, and thanks for the PM .T.

 

I've been doing a lot of research with different intake options and I bet if you wanted you could get a LS6 on for less than $600. This is down and dirty using the truck fuel rail and getting the truck water pump pulley pressed onto a used f-body pulley.

Now to do the same thing and make it look pretty with car rails for anyone pre-04 gets up to around $900 after buying the 97-98 vette rails, injectors, and harness adapters. 04 and newer trucks would be slightly cheaper because used non-return car fuel rails are pretty common.

If you wanted the ultimate Tony Mamo ported FAST 90 intake with a LS2 TB, with car rails, expect to pay over 2K when it's all said and done. Non-dbw trucks would be a little cheaper becasue the 90mm options are cheaper and doesn't require a harness adapter and new TAC.

I'd love to do the ported FAST 90, but it would take me a long time to save up enough to get it done.

 

Forgive me for asking this....but HOW do you spend $700-800 dollars for this swap ??

I agree that there is no "cost effective" AKA "super cheap" way to do this but I managed to get an LS1 intake on for under $175...and that included buying a used intake and the idler-relocation bracket new. I realize that the LS6 manifold is more expensive...but you can find those for around $150 now if you keep your eyes peeled. And the truck water pump WILL WORK without a new pulley...

I guess if you swapped to f-body injectors/rails and bought them new, bought new MSD pigtails and got raped on teh cost of the intake you could spend that kind of money....but there ARE ways of doing it cheaper than that.