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Engine out for a garage rebuild for a little more power.
188,000 mile L29. I drove it home about 30 miles after the PO wasted the bearings. Even eating itself alive, it fired right up and drove pretty well.
Parts gathering phase. The heads are Pro comp 300cc oval ports. Other than the heads I bought decent parts. Experience and failure has taught me (mostly) to do it right the first time around.
EFI setup is changing a little bit. Holley single plane and fuel rails, Ebay 102 mm throttle body, and 50 lb injectors from a 2010 Chevy. Some don't seem to like the 50 lb'ers, but I used them on my turbo ly6 and they worked great for $129 for new units.
I used the stock L29 injector harness. I ended up re-doing the whole harness to fit the new fuel rail arrangement and eliminate the harness adapters.
I disassembled the throttle body to make sure it would work. I polished the throttle plate and re-centerd it on the shaft. there were a few small gaps between the blade and the throttle body bore and the plate would rub as it opened. Overall it is a decent piece for $80, but I would highly recommend completely blowing it apart, checking all the clearances and bearings, and using OEM sensors.
I did the obligatory 0411 swap. Big thanks to Lextech for the pinout, that job would be impossible for me without it. FYI I dropped the 0411 into the black box mount and slid the stock retaining clip over the one lip of the ECM and it is mounted solid.
The truck was sold as having a "flowmaster exhaust".
I found the miter cuts and mounts and decided to scrap the whole thing. The new exhaust will follow the same route, but dual 3" 304 pipes with an x-pipe.
Engine out for a garage rebuild for a little more power.
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188,000 mile L29. I drove it home about 30 miles after the PO wasted the bearings. Even eating itself alive, it fired right up and drove pretty well.
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Parts gathering phase. The heads are Pro comp 300cc oval ports. Other than the heads I bought decent parts. Experience and failure has taught me (mostly) to do it right the first time around.
You must be registered for see images attach
EFI setup is changing a little bit. Holley single plane and fuel rails, Ebay 102 mm throttle body, and 50 lb injectors from a 2010 Chevy. Some don't seem to like the 50 lb'ers, but I used them on my turbo ly6 and they worked great for $129 for new units.
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I used the stock L29 injector harness. I ended up re-doing the whole harness to fit the new fuel rail arrangement and eliminate the harness adapters.
You must be registered for see images attach
I disassembled the throttle body to make sure it would work. I polished the throttle plate and re-centerd it on the shaft. there were a few small gaps between the blade and the throttle body bore and the plate would rub as it opened. Overall it is a decent piece for $80, but I would highly recommend completely blowing it apart, checking all the clearances and bearings, and using OEM sensors.
You must be registered for see images attach
I did the obligatory 0411 swap. Big thanks to Lextech for the pinout, that job would be impossible for me without it. FYI I dropped the 0411 into the black box mount and slid the stock retaining clip over the one lip of the ECM and it is mounted solid.
You must be registered for see images attach
The truck was sold as having a "flowmaster exhaust".
You must be registered for see images attach
I found the miter cuts and mounts and decided to scrap the whole thing. The new exhaust will follow the same route, but dual 3" 304 pipes with an x-pipe.
You must be registered for see images attach
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