Intake help

[Hobie]

I have recently picked up a 1996 K1500, long story short, it needs an engine and transmission. Transmission I have covered, but the engine, I want to do something different. I thought about an LT1 swap (staying away from LS, due to personal experience and preferences) but quickly fell through due to no one has much support on that swap anymore. So I looked the other way, TPI swap. And with a little digging around, I have found this TPI to Vortec intake manifold, and wanted to see if anyone has put this manifold on a canaro/Vette, so on, and had much success?

https://sdparts.com/i-23896057-sdpc-sd3816-tpi-vortec-lower-intake-baseplate.html

I think it would be different, and would perform well due to the runners, and the characteristics of the vortec heads, but I could be very wrong.

Background on the truck, it is a 1996 K1500, 5.7/4l60e, looking to build more toward the torque side, so I'm looking at the XE264HR from COMP cams, 6" rods, and going to shoot for a .030 overbore. But everything is subject to change

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Thanks in advance

-Justin

 

[HotrodZ06]

I've been debating using a tuned port intake aswell, other than connections hooking up in different places and the a/c manifold hose being too close to the throttlebody it seems like it will work but only trying it would verify.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

I've been debating using a tuned port intake aswell, other than connections hooking up in different places and the a/c manifold hose being too close to the throttlebody it seems like it will work but only trying it would verify.

If you want low end then TPI is the way to go. LT1 is more like a miniram intake and breathes better up top.

 

[Hobie]

I've been debating using a tuned port intake aswell, other than connections hooking up in different places and the a/c manifold hose being too close to the throttlebody it seems like it will work but only trying it would verify.

That's what I was thinking, but AC lines can be made, and what's a Benjamin or two when I'm spending this much on an engine already?

If you want low end then TPI is the way to go. LT1 is more like a miniram intake and breathes better up top.

Exactly, although the LT1 also makes great torque when paired to the correct cam. But, when all is said and done, a LT1 would be better suited if I were building a 2wd hotrod, not a 4wd truck that's going to be 'used as a truck' as most people say

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Ouch $400 for that scoggin dickey lower intake manifold is rough though

 

[HotrodZ06]

The one i was going to use a factory take off from an f-body car and dual bolt pattern heads that flow a little better than stock vortecs. Hoping it will be a win-win, save money and upgrade heads.

 

[Hobie]

Ouch $400 for that scoggin dickey lower intake manifold is rough though

Yeah, they arent cheap, going 5o be scrounging around on flea bay until the time comes to put the engine together to see if I can find one cheaper, but no guarantee for that lol

The one i was going to use a factory take off from an f-body car and dual bolt pattern heads that flow a little better than stock vortecs. Hoping it will be a win-win, save money and upgrade heads.

I thought about that too, but I already have a set of ported vortec heads, with 2.02/1.5 valves that I was planning on running, and I'll end up spending just as much to rebuild a set of f body heads than what the adapter intake costs.

 

[HotrodZ06]

Yeah if I already had better heads I would go that way too.

 

[Hobie]

Yeah if I already had better heads I would go that way too.

Exactly, that's why I was leaning toward the vortec adapter intake manifold