swapping 98 intake for 2000

[dstrbd1]

are there any big differences in the two or would it be possible to swap a 98 intake with a bent neck for a 2000 with a straight neck?

[John_D.]

The throttle cable is electric on the new one. You would need the 2000 pcm and harness to drive the electric motor for it, or figure out a way to hook your mechanical cable to it.

I've thought about trying this too.

A plus to putting a newer pcm in, is the availability of an hpp3...

[W68Firebird97]

I thought about it a while ago but the realized i would have to change a lot of stuff, then i would also have to get a ram air hood cause the 99+ TB wont work in the 93-97 fbody.

I think it would be to much hassle for little or no gain.

[dstrbd1]

i wasn't looking to change the tb, just the intake, and bolt my cable driven tb up to it. vi don't want that drive by wire crap, just a straight shot throught the intake

[John_D.]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by dstrbd1:
i wasn't looking to change the tb, just the intake, and bolt my cable driven tb up to it.<hr></blockquote>

I believe the size and shape of the tb's are different on the end that mates to the intake. I was thinking about this a while back to, and magnus chimed in and said he had checked them out and they were definitely different tb's on the intake end.

[Kelly Rosato]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by John_D.:
I believe the size and shape of the tb's are different on the end that mates to the intake. I was thinking about this a while back to, and magnus chimed in and said he had checked them out and they were definitely different tb's on the intake end.<hr></blockquote>

I wonder if the 2000+ intake could be drilled for the older style throttle body?

[dstrbd1]

ok, i have an idea about how to get around the tb thing, but would the runners match up?

[Dojo2000]

So you want to swap your 98 upper intake manifold for a 2000 upper intake manifold?

[dstrbd1]

that's exactly what i want to try. i hate having that angle in my intake tract, but i don't want to do a full swap to the 2000+ tb and computer. someone's already said the tb's don't match up, but i can get around that as long as the upper section of the 2000 will match the lower of the 98.

[Kelly Rosato]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>dstrbd1:that's exactly what i want to try. i hate having that angle in my intake tract, but i don't want to do a full swap to the 2000+ tb and computer. someone's already said the tb's don't match up, but i can get around that as long as the upper section of the 2000 will match the lower of the 98.<hr></blockquote>


So what was the story? Did you ever get this hashed out and what happened?

[dstrbd1]

not yet, but i may be able to get my hands on the manifold in the next month, and if i get it to work i will definitely let everyone know.

if anyone else has already done this, let me know.