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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Tootall
there's a detailed swap on the conversion section on LS1tech

You can also use the manifolds off of the Ford 351 . . . but they have to be redrilled for the mounts, but the ports match right up
i cant find it, do u have the link of that??

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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 12:47 PM
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ok now i have the model, its a 1996 celebrity 180 7 persons or 1000 LBS

i bought the carb kit already, if anyone has any idea where i can get manifolds please let me know, i found some already but am still looking for more options

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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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Do a search for rolco or harris manifolds.. I do believe they make ones.. The cassels are really nice and thats not horribly bad for price. Hell my standard sbc thunders were 2k..
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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this is a dumb question but is a: 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 5.7L V8 SFI a small block or a big block?
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
Do a search for rolco or harris manifolds.. I do believe they make ones.. The cassels are really nice and thats not horribly bad for price. Hell my standard sbc thunders were 2k..
thanx man i just wrote them an email lets see what i can find
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by walledition
this is a dumb question but is a: 2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 5.7L V8 SFI a small block or a big block?
Small block. The 8.1L truck engine is considered the big block of the LS engines.
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ls69ta
small block. The 8.1l truck engine is considered the big block of the ls engines.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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Update
This thing is finally done, took a while but here it is
Lil sucker is running and running real good
Drives really good

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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Any oil consumption issues with sustained RPM's?
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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So what is the final set up consist of?
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