andrew ws6

Is a 62xxx mile lt4 a good deal for 2000$ or should I just put that towards building my lt1, I was reading the differences between the two and the lt4 has a bunch going for it , just want some opinions.

Thanks
Andrew

hartman

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what are your current mods on your lt1?

andrew ws6

engines out but I have pacesetter lt a cc503 and 1.6 rr, lt4 km, 52mm tb

ss.slp.ls1

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My engine is identical to yours. Don't buy the LT4, stick with your LT1, it should smoke the **** out of a stock LT4. Take that 2k and use it towards some ported heads, a larger cam, or both.

hartman

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yea you can get some nice heads from elliot. or if ur an auto a nice stall.

mullet cruizer

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whats the difference between the two besides heads cam and intake?

the_merv

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Heads, Cam, Intake, Rockers, Crankshaft, Timing Set, 4 Bolt Main.

I think that's all of them.

96capricemgr

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The crank is MACHINED a little differently, seeing as nobody is breaking LT1 cranks I see little to no benifit there but it is different. The rods are powdered metal like the LT1 but are fractured cap so the caps wont wiggle as much at high rpms, nice but now worth the premium price. Pistons are far as I know same constriction but maybe smaller reliefs for a little more compression. Intake has the SAME internal plenum and ports as the LT1, has extra material above the ports. Heads are great in bench racing land but here in the real world they don't live up to the hype.

Ignorance is the biggest reason to buy an LT4, hopefully you are no longer ignorant about it and will pass on it unless the price drops to about a third of what it is now, maybe a half and then sell to heads to someone who doesn't know any better.

The ONLY LT4 part I would be actually interested in is the valves, they are light.

marc97taws6

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Well said, well said lol

andrew ws6

Ignorance is calling somebody ignorant when you have no idea what path they have in mind. I have no intensions of going to the strip or racing unless its a just for the hell of it thing. Runnig 11's is something I could care less about doing. I just want a good reliable, good sounding car with enough get up and go to have a little fun with. Just dont take to well to being called ignorant.

Andrew

mullet cruizer

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i went ahead with the lt4 hot cam, ported my lt1 heads and intake and a few people said that was a better cheaper rt then going with an lt4. hopefully the car makes 350hp with that stuff, if now ill be a little disapointed

Counted Out

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The engines will be around the same when it comes to reliability. You already have a good cam in your LT1, just put the $2,000 towards that.

phantomLT1

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Couldnt have said it better myself

build the LTJuan

96capricemgr

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Ignorance is not knowing something, STUPIDITY is refusing to learn. Appears I was wrong to use the term ignorant, my mistake.

z_speedfreak

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you can spend less and get more power and even better reliability since its newer tech(not that you'll have any problems with LT4 stuff) of course if thats how u want to spend your money go right ahead, but your the one who asked for advice buddy

mullet cruizer

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NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ > lt4

andrew ws6

Thank you, I did ask for opinions on the two engines. That helped alot with my decision but I did not ask it to be called ignorant just because my thinking and somebody elses opinion is different.

GIZMO

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Apples to apples a built LT4 will beat the turd out of a built LT1.

slomarao

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You have no real reason to get the LT4, stick with what you already have. A set of le2/3 heads would mop the floor with stock lt4's. If you were building a racecar it would be another story, but your not.

with what you have and what your looking for a nice set of heads would be the way to go. They are the only thing you are missing.

RamAir95TA

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Can't say that I agree with this statement.