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04-23-2017, 08:27 PM | #17 |
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Agreed. If you get a good runner, you don't need to open it up. Like Bruce says, find an old pickup and cannibalize it for everything.
That said, I do appreciate your point about a Q-Jet and an HEI distributor.
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I know where i can lay hands on a '99 Sierra with a 4.8 in it for $300. That said...i would rather leave the LS right where it is..in the engine bay of that Sierra. I like the more raw feel of the older carbed and EFI engines. If EFI were to find its way into the Omega it would be in the form of a Crossfire or TPI set up with standalone electronics.
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"There's enough DIY info that an LS swap can be done cheaper than a mild SBC build."
The Omega is a 1978 model, so it has no fuel return line to the tank and some of the other stuff that EFI requires. Seems like a lot of extra work. Crossfire EFI, as mentioned above, from an 82 vette would look cool, though. -You are right that it is cheaper to swap in a healthy used motor than rebuild one.
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I would rather pop my hood and see this... Or this Instead of this..
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Agreed. The LS revs higher and the intake fits under almost any hood, but they don't appeal to me visually. The. low intake and coils. mounted on the valive covers look too efficient.
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All are considered to be GM X body cars.
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And to add to the Trivia. The earlier Xbody cars shared parts with the 1st gen F bodies. Even the 4th gen Xbodies like my '78 used the front suspension from a 1st gen Camaro. The rear suspension is the same as the 2nd gen F body cars. Makes it interesting to try to sort out full suspension systems as it requires some mix and matching lol. Sound familiar to everyone on here dealing with Hondoids?
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I like the Tuned Port pic; I wanted to drop one in a pickup in the worst way, back in the '90's.
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I liked the GM crate Ram Jet 502. That's what I planned for in my '71 Skylark until I found the 6.0LS van info.
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Same here with a couple of my GMT400 pickups. Hell i even kicked it around a couple times for the squarebodies. Since the LS engine is so popular lately it may make it easier to find a TPI donor for the Omega.
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So this car heads to its new home on Friday. It has been reunited with the family that has owned it since 1980.
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Wow! What am I gonna do now? I made popcorn and everything.
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