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Old 05-16-2012, 08:31 PM
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Hey guys, im looking to buy a used 5.3 for a swap into an older Chevy. I have a few issues thought that im hoping you can help me out with.

1. I want the carb look without the hassles of a carb. I was looking into the EZ-EFI but it seems to have its own host of problems and most say stay with stock efi.

2.The truck will be 2wd and wont be used for hauling so i would like it to be more towards the faster side instead of a torque monster. I want to drop a cam in it but have no idea if the EZ-EFI setup should reflect on the specs of the cam.

Any help will be greatly appreciated ! Ive been around my LS1 for awhile now but ive never messed with the 5.3 and just need some advice. Thanks guys
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90 views and no replys ? come on guys i know someone has to have some input
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The stock efi would be the cheapest by far. For a carbed intake and a carb looking efi is gonna be close to 2500. A custom harness and mail order tune can be had for 800 or a 1000 for a dyno tune and harness. So really its all in how much you want to spend.
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Why not just do a carb with a MSD 6LS?
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To be honest the i was orginially wanting to do the carb but after reading about cold starts and pumping the gas, it turned me away. How do you tune for a cam when carbed ?
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Play with the jetting and ign timming. Just leave the stock efi, carbs have no place on these motors.
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