Vortec Long Block as a TBI

[K15 Blazer]

I want to drop the vortec V8 roller cam 350 in my Blazer, but, keep the TBI intake, ignition, ect etc etc...

just looking for a little more power from a better built engine. not looking for a whole ECU wire & tune headache.

the long blocks are geographically the exact same, right?
the intake manifold, motor mounts, and sensors will all bolt on without any issues?

 

[TylerZ281500]

pull the timing cover off and swap that, change distributors buy a carb intake from jegs and a carb-tbi adapter, put the TBI waterpump and accesories on it, actually the vortec accesories minus waterpump might work. motor mounts are the same, use your TBI sensors, INtake will have to be aftermarket, i used a jegs one, it was a very fair price. youll need or benefit from a tune, while your in there id rebuild it, new bearings, gaskets, cam etc while you have it out but thats just me.


if your not looking for a tuning headache dont do it, any engine upgrades need a tune end of story. to do things properly you cant just half ass it and not tune it once swapping to a different cam, intake and heads.

 

[K15 Blazer]

not an LS aluminum engine, a cast iron 350 vortec

 

[TylerZ281500]

Yea thays what i was talking about

 

[K15 Blazer]

oh... so the heads are indeed different? I cant bolt on a 93 intake to a 96?

 

[thz71]

oh... so the heads are indeed different? I cant bolt on a 93 intake to a 96?

Correct

 

[K15 Blazer]

damn... guess i'll need to buy the short block and bolt on some OBD1 heads...
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[K15 Blazer]

oh wait... here it is right here....
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-12530282/overview/make/Chevrolet

done...

 

[TylerZ281500]

Jegs has a vortec.carb intake for.137 id recommend that and thw vortecs

 

[FastOrange]

Use the Vortec heads, Get a carb intake and use a TBI Adapter, 50+HP over the TBI heads.