Welp, it's been fun...

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...but the time of the the 5.3 is over.


Well, the time of a carb'ed 5.3 is over. Drove it a couple hundred miles this weekend, and the POS got 12mpg :mfr_omg:

That's not gonna get the job done :roflbow:

So tonight I made the first step toward EFI...

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That's a good upgrade! This is one of the reasons I've never understood why someone would carb any of the LS based motors when they run so well and efficiently with fuel injection. :)
 

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We did it because we had no idea what the hell we were doing! :roflbow::roflbow:

I can honestly say that if we had gone with EFI right off the bat, we'd still be working on it. The knowledge we've gained over the past year is ridiculous. Now it all seems so simple.

But the best thing is, it won't cost much at all to change over. Have most all the parts laying around.
 

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We did it because we had no idea what the hell we were doing! :roflbow::roflbow:
I can relate to that! :roflbow::roflbow::roflbow:
I can honestly say that if we had gone with EFI right off the bat, we'd still be working on it. The knowledge we've gained over the past year is ridiculous. Now it all seems so simple.

But the best thing is, it won't cost much at all to change over. Have most all the parts laying around.
That'll make it nice then. It's always nice when you can make upgrades and not have them cost you much. This will make for a fun project :)
 

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Holy **** look at all that wire lol good luck and I will be following this closely! :waytogo:
 

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I don't know a fuggin thing about LS motors. :(
 

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Sure doesn't look like $600+ of parts!:bawl:
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Oh, and what could this be??:popcorn: Need a lil more braking powa!
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Still waiting for my sending units, fuel line stuff, and that should be about it. Hopefully. :)
 

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Ohhh baby. baby, baby, I love new parts!!! :popcorn:
 

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One hell of a long weekend...

Friday Night
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Sunday Night
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Great job!
Looks like a nice clean OEM install!
One day, my engine compartment will have one of those.
Can we get some pics of the motor mounts and the trans set up? Or are those on a build thread somewhere?
 

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