CyCloNe!

As some of you know I'm in the process of buying parts and a car to do a v8 swap. My question is how much hood clearance do you have left with the LS engines? I need as close as possible measurement as I wish to try a somewhat different approach. Thanks for your assistance.

docwyte

Lots of hood clearance. Except where the throttle body sits. No hood clearance there.

admiralkhole

Definitely good clearance besides aforementioned throttle body. I run a strut tower bar no problem. What are you thinking?

CyCloNe!

Debating carbureted ls1 or efi.... I like the carb more and love less wiring in the car but efi has benefits.

admiralkhole

The wiring isn't all that bad.

V2Rocket

putting a carb on an LS motor is like taking a **** on an apple pie.
just dont. its not worth the hassle of trying to make it right.

EFI is so much nicer in every imaginable way than carbs.

Dougs951S

+1, hate when I see people talking about that downgrade, there is literally never a situation where carbs are better than EFI, its just plain not as good. Less MPG, less power and torque, less driveability, ect.

murrayg

Run a carb if you want, but don't use hood clearance as an excuse. I dropped my crossmember down 1/4 inch, ground the forward ridge of the throttle body and cut out and boxed the hood support over the throttle body. I now have 3/8 inch clearance to the hood in that area. The hood clearance issue is manageable. However, do the carb if you want. I'm sick and tired of people telling us what we can and can't do with OUR cars! Educate yourself on the pro's and cons, and if running a carbed LS1 944 is what you want -GO FOR IT! Keep us posted.

Techno Duck

The wiring is one of the easiest parts of the swap. Save yourself the trouble and get a standalone engine harness from a place like PSI.. you only need to hookup a handful of wires, most of which are grounds, switched 12v and constant 12v.

http://secure.ultracart.com/catalog/PSI

V2Rocket

you can flip the manifold around BTW and run a rear throttle if you get creative with plumbing.

CyCloNe!

Says the guy who's boosting an NA... Jk Spencer.

I don't fear the wiring at all, I just like playing with stuff and doing it a little different than the norm. Both carbs and efi have their benefits and I have seen several dynos where carbs had more hp but efi had more torque.

Microsquirt has a standalone system for LS swaps with harness and computer very reasonable. I am pricing out the swap now and will decide shortly.

admiralkhole

If you want to try something different, do an itb setup!

CyCloNe!

that is an interesting idea

BikePilot

Generally I like FI, but carbs can be very good as well. In offshore boats carbs are still very common and often make more hp. Mercruiser still hasn't come up with an FI 454 that makes as much power as their now defunct carb'd 454 made (420). FI'd Lites class motocross bikes also still struggle to perform on par with the exact same motor fitted with an FCR. FI done really well is better than a carb done really well, but it's a lot harder to do FI really well.