Jim & Lucy Newkirk 1965 Chevy Bad Influence 1981 Chevy-the Love Shack 2012 Chevy Van , 2020 chevy van 2020 Chevy van Sapphire Sweet. Club Vannerz. vanninvanner@comcast.net
Pulling crazy airflow in through the MAF. ~425 gms/sec at 5,600-5,700 rpm and still over 410 at 6,200. About 500-510 hp worth of air and fuel getting to it. Safe to say it is going to be healthy once I finally get it back on the road.
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1983 G20 Conversion Van, 350 TPI, Reed Hydraulic Roller cam, Ported 906 Vortec, Edelbrock 3817 TPI-Vortec Base, Doug Thorley Tri-Ys, Dual 2 1/2" exhaust, Speed Density 7730 ECM tuned by ME, 700r4 by ME, Stock 1,600 rpm converter, Rebuilt Stock 10 bolt with posi by ME, 3.08 gears, 358 RWHP @ 5,200, 384 RWTQ @ 3,400, 14.66 @ 95.43 w 2.28s 60'
Purchased new by my late folks. First several years spent on west coast in Washington. Was given to me when folks felt it was getting less dependable. Wife and I camped around Alaska for a several years until engine was so weak it was scary to take very far. I could not stand the idea of junking it, and when looking at new ones I got scared off by the multiple big screen TVs and such (we don't camp to watch TV). Decided to buy a running LS engine from junkyard and fix it up. I figured if I found expected rust I would stop and throw the engine in a pick-up or something. To my surprise, I only found rust under the original battery location, so pushed on with the swap. I am not gifted at mechanics, but I am good at cleaning stuff, which seems like 90% of the task. Wasn't even sure it was a possible swap but kept chasing issues down until I convinced myself it was possible. The original 305 engine was a dog when it was new and was about 145 HP and mileage was very poor. The LS engine more than doubles the power(300+HP) and will hopefully be a big improvement in mileage. I felt the high torque of the LS truck engine coupled with the .7 overdrive ratio would give us a decent highway cruiser.
1986 G20 'GetAway' conversion van, family purchased new 2005 LS 5.3 from Avalanche donor 4L60E Overdrive Transmission Donor Fuel Module (PWM retained) in new 33 gal tank 'MeterMatch' module converts new fuel module to old gas gauge 'CableX' cable transmission adapter to old speedometer
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Jim & Lucy Newkirk 1965 Chevy Bad Influence 1981 Chevy-the Love Shack 2012 Chevy Van , 2020 chevy van 2020 Chevy van Sapphire Sweet. Club Vannerz. vanninvanner@comcast.net
I have been accused of 'polishing a turd' on this project.....you rarely see camper vans at car shows. A few more pics.
1986 G20 'GetAway' conversion van, family purchased new 2005 LS 5.3 from Avalanche donor 4L60E Overdrive Transmission Donor Fuel Module (PWM retained) in new 33 gal tank 'MeterMatch' module converts new fuel module to old gas gauge 'CableX' cable transmission adapter to old speedometer