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Easiest LS powered vehicle to work on??

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Old 04-01-2008, 01:44 PM
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Out of curiosity what is the easiest to work on?? Headers, transmission, clutch, H/C, basic maintenance etc??
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I've never looked under the hood of a trailblazer SS but I do know the GTO has a LOT more room than F/Y bodies in general.
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Between the F-bodies and the GTO, the Goat gives you far better access to the engine. I'm not familiar with the Trailblazer or Corvette.
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I've never looked under the hood of a trailblazer SS but I do know the GTO has a LOT more room than F/Y bodies in general.
Headers on a GTO are a bitch compared to a F-Body.
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Headers on a GTO are a bitch compared to a F-Body.
Agreed! Steering shaft through the headers... WTF?
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historically trucks have been easier to work on due to more under hood area....
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Yeah, I would say the Lsx powered silverados, avalanches and truck would have more room than all others. But I know our 6.0 lq9 express van was a PITA to do a tune up on.
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Originally Posted by 'Trust'
Agreed! Steering shaft through the headers... WTF?
No kidding wow.
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I have worked on all but a trailblazer SS and the goat was the easiest as a whole.
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F-Bodies with no A/C
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Originally Posted by magius231
historically trucks have been easier to work on due to more under hood area....
My friend has a TB SS and it's a lot easier to work on than my Formula. Oddly enough I think my LT1 camaro is the easiest of anything I've ever worked on Fbody wise.
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GTO or TBSS

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LSX trucks.
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LSX trucks.
Finally someone agrees with me...
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Finally someone agrees with me...
So do I....Trucks are mucho easier..
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My 04 Silverado made the Trans Am look like the ******* Space Shuttle.
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Come to think of it our LQ4 Tahoe looked like it had basic wiring and thats it. There were no extra hoses/lines/wires to be had. The easiest has to be our 2002 2500HD w/8.1L

I know its not an LSX but damn it felt like an old car/truck. I can stand on either side of the engine under the hood!
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It is easier to do heads and cam in a Corvette than a F body.
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Originally Posted by 2002_Z28_Six_Speed
It is easier to do heads and cam in a Corvette than a F body.
Sure is, I have done both. My old T/A and my friends vette. Soon I will do one on my vette! Also the vette has much more room for a maggie or KB.
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Hard > Easy

y-body > f-body > GTO > TB SS
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