Truck intake manifold under e36 hood?

[Don Nguyen]

Has anyone tried fitting an vortec truck intake manifold under an e36's bonnet?

[doktor b]

I asked once and was told there's no way with the stock hood to make it fit.
once i got my swap together, I don't see how it would fit even with a big cowl. It's tall and it's tall in the wrong place to even have a chance.

[Don Nguyen]

Good to know. Was going to try and put a truck intake in the E36 so I could use the LS1 intake on another swap, due to fitment/space on that one. It's amazing how expensive some of the stock LS intake manifolds go for that I've seen around here.

[helihansen]

I have 2 truck manifolds if youre looking for one. You cooouullldddd just cut the hood around it. Then again that kind of eliminates the sleeper status....

[Don Nguyen]

I have a truck intake manifold as well that I am not using. Trying to switch over to a LS/car intake manifold.

[James39]

Dorman makes an LS6 manifold for around $300 PN 615-900

[jalopi]

Pictured: a guy from my local track. He's got a 5.3 with a truck manifold. Fitment under the hood just isn't gonna happen

[James39]

Looks like it fits!!!

[Don Nguyen]

Yea, after looking at it again. It seems like the LS intake almost fits perfectly under the hood line, with maybe only 2 inches or so to spare.

With LS intakes going for around $180 - $300, I may just get an aftermarket set up for a little bit more at that point.

[doktor b]

Yea, after looking at it again. It seems like the LS intake almost fits perfectly under the hood line, with maybe only 2 inches or so to spare.

With LS intakes going for around $180 - $300, I may just get an aftermarket set up for a little bit more at that point.

I thought along the same lines until I realized all the affordable aftermarket intake manifolds are metal. I wanted to make sure I got plastic so it'd do better with the heat. Didn't want to shell out for a FAST, wasn't sure an MSD Atomic would fit, so I snagged an LS6 intake off LS1Tech or eBay.
Just couldn't talk myself into a metal manifold that would heatsoak like a bish.

[Don Nguyen]

I thought the same about the metal intake manifolds, which half were Chinese junk anyways. Ended up finding an LS6 intake manifold that had a small crack in it at the back. Will plastic weld it up and it should be good to go, considering I've seen guys plastic weld a bunch of holes after shaving their truck intake manifolds to smoothen the top section out.