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RPM WS6 on 06-06-2022

06-06-2022 05:17 PM
by RPM WS6

0

3,441

Normal Threads

2001, 325, 53, 60, chevy, decals, gaskets, head, hp, interval, liter, ls1, pump, replacement, reusable, vortec, water

JRP's FAQ For Commonly Asked Questions

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jrp on 09-05-2004

11-25-2005 02:18 PM
by jrp

54

524,644

53l, body, coil, coils, corvette, covers, fit, fuel, intake, ls1, make, packs, rail, throttle, truck, wont

My 5.3L Build Ls1 Intake With Truck Accessories..

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SEABASSS03 on 04-01-2014

03-12-2023 05:49 PM
by Oj Johnson

50

524,225

body, breaker, diy, fast, ls1, ls3, ls6, oxygen, porting, pure, rears, tech, throttle, wanna, wannna

So You Wanna Be Fast...

jaberwaki on 08-06-2005

11-11-2005 03:14 PM
by 300bhp/ton

15

278,676

amp, body, bumper, camaro, front, guide, ls1, mod, rack, remove, support, tech, ultimate, whistler, writeup

Ultimate How-To Archive

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KurtRardin on 12-14-2009

09-24-2021 01:20 PM
by charles mishra

61

226,155

1999, 2002, 95, camaro, engine, gm, grade, ls1, mobil, need, oil, recommended, trans, viscosity, weight, z28

Best oil weight for ls1?

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Revo1 on 12-29-2009

09-16-2018 10:15 PM
by Cooper85

49

178,539

1320ls1, 2008, auto, bender, converter, dallas, gmc, kit, mandrel, nh, p1sc1, procharger, sierra, stall, tl, type

newbie mod mistakes

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jrp on 01-18-2004

08-09-2015 06:24 PM
by ls1_299

527

177,471

10411289, 10417037, 12335526, 1999, 1999366, 88899145, belt, bulb, cooler, gm, guide, part, parts, seat, trans

Request Part Numbers

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ACW on 06-15-2005

06-13-2023 12:51 PM
by FirstYrLS1Z

782

177,431

ls1 weight

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zamboxl on 11-24-2004

02-22-2013 12:08 AM
by trevmust

27

169,177

1998, car, check, chevrolet, chevy, coil, coilpacks, gm, ls1, pack, packs, procedure, test, testing, truck, trucks

How Do you test the coil packs ?

WS6.17 on 07-30-2009

09-21-2009 11:16 AM
by 98z-28redcamaro

14

149,674

60, car, cars, engine, engines, factory, find, gave, gm, ls1, ls1motors, models, motors, put, trucks, vehicles

What all GM cars have a LS1?

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2BASOMTAS on 07-03-2012

09-15-2013 12:43 AM
by MacMonte616

21

125,147

block, building, buying, cast, casting, clearance, difference, head, heads, iron, lq4, lq9, ls1, number, ptv

LS1 vs LQ4 vs LQ9...which is better??

Dez305 on 05-17-2012

06-18-2012 07:17 PM
by 2win_SS

11

122,879

2000, 2008, 2009, 53, chevy, cold, delco, lifter, lifters, noise, pf46, pf48, rpm, silverado, start, tick

2007 Silverado 5.3L lifter noise.

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rajcam79 on 01-14-2010

12-26-2010 06:16 PM
by brittonl

32

115,769

02, 1998, 98, ac, camaro, common, end, front, hot, interior, leak, leaks, ls1, rear, speakers, squeak, water, window

Common Problem In 98-02 Camaros?

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kc-hoodsta on 07-08-2010

07-28-2010 06:04 AM
by senicalj4579

48

108,953

224r, 53, 53l, big, biggest, cam, convertor, heads, largest, loss, ls1tech, power, put, stock, upgrade

biggest cam on a 5.3 l

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El_TransAm98 on 09-27-2010

06-02-2020 10:47 PM
by RevGTO

24

104,971

2002, 99, amount, bit, camaro, change, dipstick, formula, higher, ls1, oil, people, pontiac, put, run

How much oil do you run in ls1 and how much is too much?

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Thrdlife on 01-05-2012

06-21-2015 09:08 PM
by 1 FMF

43

104,269

14, black, camaro, change, changing, dyno, fbody, ls1, plug, plugs, spark, stock, times, tune, z28

Spark Plug Change In LS1 Camaro

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JM0523 on 03-08-2010

09-29-2019 02:38 PM
by bammax

50

101,440

2002, 323, axle, difference, differences, ls1, ls1tech, performance, putting, slp, ss, suspension, vs, whats, wheels, z28

Z28 vs SS - what's the main difference?

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ZeroFear on 10-28-2005

11-02-2005 10:51 AM
by Swang

51

92,888

94, 98, camaro, car, check, coming, gage, gages, gauges, light, marking, mean, miles, reasons, ss

"check gages" light is on, what does it mean

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SickZ28 on 11-04-2009

10-23-2014 06:49 PM
by 345LSX

21

82,355

232, belt, camaro, coming, damper, drive, driving, fell, line, ls1, misalignment, serpentine, shreaded, swap, z28

Need help on figuring out why my serpentine belt keeps coming off

Thrdlife on 10-21-2012

11-05-2012 02:39 PM
by SparkyJJO

18

80,374

2000, 2001, 2002, 98, airbox, camaro, dyno, ls1, ls1tech, mod, numbers, pacesetter, stock, trans, wcf

STOCK LS1 Dyno Numbers POST! (Do A Search)

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Blazin95 on 02-19-2010

05-13-2010 10:47 PM
by 2slow2flurry-ous

72

80,205

bad, cold, knock, lifter, lifters, ls1, lt1, noise, noisey, piston, slap, sound, start, startup, tick

Piston slap or lifter noise on cold startup

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tez on 06-29-2012

02-14-2016 09:29 PM
by RevGTO

28

79,550

cam, cammed, car, drive, driving, dyno, heads, hours, install, ls1, miles, run, safe, smoother, tune, tuning

Obviously not recommended but Cam without tune temporarily?

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B0dyDr0pp3d on 01-17-2012

09-01-2016 01:25 AM
by AiDRocks

21

79,141

arm, blots, bolt, bolts, cover, covers, forum, ls1, ls1tech, rocker, spec, specs, torque, tq, vajve, valve

valve cover bolt torque

yan2947 on 08-25-2010

08-26-2010 05:28 PM
by yan2947

5

78,524

700, 700hp, budget, chromoly, daily, difference, driver, driveshaft, gas, hp, ls1, make, packages, pump, stock, upgrade, weight

700hp Daily Driver?

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kylush on 09-23-2010

11-25-2010 03:53 PM
by Aster

47

75,213

02, 2000, 2000z28, 2001, brochrue, chrome, end, factory, functional, intake, rear, sales, slp, ss, wheels, z28, z28vs

2000 Z28 vs 2000 SS factory horsepower

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6spd on 11-14-2009

11-15-2009 01:04 PM
by RPM WS6

25

72,598

capacity, change, color, coolangt, coolant, cooling, dexcool, flush, g05, leaks, ls1, mixture, sludge, system, zerex

What's The Best Coolant for The LS1? Help needed as well!!

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Skillhouette on 10-29-2008

11-09-2013 04:42 AM
by MMWS6

44

72,048

ams, block, bott, bottom, consist, define, end, engine, gasket, head, of, rebuild, short, top, trans

What consists of a "top end" and a "bottom end"?

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jthunderz28 on 03-07-2011

03-11-2011 10:37 AM
by NGC414

25

70,765

battery, car, disconnect, disconnecting, engine, ground, light, locations, ls6, matter, negative, positive, termical, terminal, working

Does it matter which terminal you disconnect on the battery when working on the car?

JEspinoza on 03-27-2005

03-28-2005 08:39 AM
by Squintz Palladoris

15

69,032

240sx, 98, bent, common, engines, ls, motor, motors, oil, popular, problems, pump, pushrod, rb25, reliability, tech, trans

What are common problems with LS motors

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LilPhil on 10-15-2011

10-30-2011 11:59 AM
by CJM

39

66,116

LS1 vs LS6

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233239SS on 03-17-2011

06-26-2016 11:26 AM
by Empatho

24

66,019

93, car, change, e85, e85carbs, ethanol, gain, gas, give, horse, horsepower, make, octane, power, provide

does e85 make more power than 92 octane

jp98 on 11-15-2009

11-16-2009 04:17 PM
by ryle

16

65,152

200k, 53, cold, driving, engine, fluid, good, long, longevity, ls1, ls1s, motors, quarts, run, spd, tranmission, trans, weather

How long will an LS1 last?

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11Past9 on 11-12-2009

02-29-2012 07:14 PM
by Thule

74

63,742

02, density, front, gto, inspection, installed, loop, ls1, maf, o2, o2s, open, oxygen, pass, running, sensor, sensors, speed, tune, tuning

Can O2 sensors be completely tuned out?

ravensfan on 06-14-2012

07-24-2016 09:32 PM
by RixTrix

18

61,494

09, 93, car, cylinder, cylinders, high, impreza, liters, long, matter, na, octane, power, put, rpm, run, subaru

How does a 4 cylinder keep up with a V8??

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taws6 on 08-03-2009

03-25-2015 01:08 PM
by RPM WS6

55

60,573

97, birds, black, difference, fire, firebird, firebirds, lt1, red, reflectors, sale, single, stripe, taillights, trans

Difference Between Firebird And Trans Am?

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ZSU on 10-15-2005

04-30-2016 11:55 PM
by claytonisbob

24

59,652

camaro, car, cover, facorite, farmers, favorite, grill, hood, hydrolock, insurance, ls1tech, mod, mods, scoop, small

Whats your FAVORITE mod to your car??

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MontereyLS1 on 12-16-2004

08-20-2023 10:01 PM
by lees02WS6

345

59,612

14, corvette, gains, horse, horsepower, hp, longtube, ls, ls1, ls1tech, mile, power, quarter, ratings, time, times

General ET/HP Database-What's your 1/4 mile time?

777 on 10-07-2005

10-12-2005 10:17 AM
by 777

5

58,441

00, 0102, 02, 1999, 2000, 98, 9800, 99, engine, hp, ls1, ls1hp, manifold, restrictive, stock

98-99 LS1 HP vs. 00-02 LS1 HP?

Snake Eater on 10-23-2003

06-27-2010 01:21 PM
by RPM WS6

15

58,266

360, a4, cars, engine, hp, increase, ls1, mods, performance, reccomended, start, tech, upgrade, upgrades, with

Best way to upgrade an ls1 engine and increase horsepower ?

darkshadow290 on 11-05-2012

12-09-2012 09:51 PM
by Orange Juice

18

57,857

blacktop, burn, burnout, burnouts, cover, driveway, driveways, fade, fast, long, marks, pressure, r6, rid, stalls, washer

I need to get rid of burnout marks

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phillyz28 on 07-23-2008

07-30-2008 10:23 PM
by johnLs1camaro

67

57,830

block, crank, crankshaft, handle, hold, hp, internals, limit, limits, ls1, m6, rpm, stock, tuned, z06

how much hp can a stock LS1 handle

AntiVen0m on 06-20-2007

06-22-2007 08:48 AM
by Benjamin Russick

9

57,264

060, 1999, 4th, camaro, d1sc, fbody, gen, ls1, mile, mph, performance, quarter, stock, times, trans

0-60 mph times for LS1 F-Bodies?

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Given To Fly on 10-13-2005

08-18-2017 09:11 AM
by Ruffturbo911

86

56,257

Getting Started on Ls1Tech

jrp on 09-19-2004

05-13-2006 05:34 AM
by Toxic Texan

5

56,037

1989, 2002, 98, camaro, cat, catalytic, cats, converter, converters, corvette, ls1, lt1, remove, removing, trans

Removing Cat Converters!!!

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LASTOFTHEBREED02T/A on 05-09-2011

05-19-2011 06:31 AM
by BlackScreaminMachine

27

54,845

02, 98, body, gto, intake, ls1, ls6, maf, mm, size, stock, switch, tb, throttle, trans, ws6

MM size on your stock throttle body and MAF ls1 TA

mike.warrenws6 on 09-29-2011

10-05-2011 06:22 AM
by BlackScreaminMachine

5

54,702

38l, 88, bad, camaro, car, club, fbody, iroc, ls1, oahu, salvage, sl6, stuff, stupid, swap, tech, title

Poll

Who got an F-Body as their first car?

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LS1stunna on 04-14-2008

09-01-2012 05:22 AM
by 2k firehawk

748

53,670

1998, 350, additive, chevrolet, cleaner, engine, fix, fuel, injection, injector, injectors, ls1, oil, pontiac, questions, replace, trans, work

Poll

Does fuel injector cleaner really work?

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elwood2 on 01-22-2011

08-01-2012 06:47 PM
by RedHotG8

20

52,999

060, 2001, 98, 99, camaro, default, gap, ls1, ls1tech, ngk, ok, plug, size, spark, tr55, z28

Spark plug gap

rlatulipe5591 on 04-27-2012

06-19-2012 11:00 PM
by TyCZ28

12

52,436

4th, 98, 99, camaro, change, damper, fuel, gen, injection, location, ls1, pressure, regulator, tank, z28

Fuel Pressure Regulator Question

olblue51 on 08-01-2008

05-06-2019 05:29 PM
by bammax

15

52,133

60, aluminum, block, cast, difference, heads, iron, ls, ls1, ls2, nitrous, tech, weight, wieght, years

Aluminum LS1 vs Cast Iron 6.0

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Rhauwen on 07-15-2010

07-25-2010 03:48 PM
by 09camaro383

24

49,657