Supremacy

So my brother owns a 02 ws6 he got with 19k miles.Around 24 k he started experiencing the piston slap and took it in for a warranty replacement.After about a month,in wich time they gave him a temp motor while the crate came in from gm,he walked in friday and saw 4 techs huddled around his car,all on the phone with other techs.He saw the reciept and was told by the manager that he was getting a 04 production vette ls1.If im correct,the vette ls1 has 380 hp??is there anything in the switch that would decrease the hp??anyone else get this as a replacement?

1BADFNZ

nope vette's still got 350 hp, Z06 (ls6) have 405 hp as rated from factory

Supremacy

thats right i forgot,since ive heard that gm underrated these motors anyway,isnt a fbody stock ls1 (flywheel)hp around the same?

ActionJack

Hell, I am taking mine in. I have been having piston slap and would love for a chance at a higher HP.

1BADFNZ

yup a f body ls1 will dyno the same as a c5 ls1. GM just gave it a lower number to appease sensitive corvette drivers LOL

BadAndy

Actually the Fbodies usually dyno higher than the C5s, due to the drivetrain.

slow

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its the same as the stock 2002 LS1 motor, but should be a LS6 block for sure.

no power gains.

Ryan

Zo6Killer

I would imagine it's still good for cruise-in conversation starting.

ChiefBrody

A Corvette LS1 wont work in a fbody. The oil pan is different and so is the accessory setup. Also the throttle body is drive by wire on a vette.

slow

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im fairly sure they are going to use the f-body parts but a vette longblock.

Ryan

Supremacy

their using whatever they can from the original motor,but have to change alot more.they seem to be challenged by this job,prob never even had to do a swap like this at their dealership..

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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from what i understand you get whatever your car came with.the dealer will put in the part # and GM will send a replacement part.

of course if changes or upgrades are made from a part being defective youd get that part.

ChitownLS1

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I had the same thing done late last year. They replaced the block with a brand new LS6 block after 2 months of sitting at the dealer.

FenixSS

iTrader: (3)

Damn, how does someone get in on that?

z98

FenixSS: HES NOT GETTING ANYTHING SPECIAL

ULTIMATEORANGESS: "from what i understand you get whatever your car came with.the dealer will put in the part # and GM will send a replacement part."

I bet a wooden nickel its the same part #

XuhQshinR

The part numbers have changed and if the car is still under original warranty he will get the replacement part (NEW). As long as the vehicle is under original warranty they will not replace with a remanufacured one. It will be New.

The GM Production LS6 block has the corvette oil pan installed on it but also ships with the oil pan for the F-Body and will have to be installed in place of the vette pan. He may or may not get the LS6 heads. That is depends on what they ship. It is my understanding that they no longer produce the exact same LS1 block for todays production vehicles as the ones we have in our original cars. Todays LS1's now ship with an LS6 block.

This is what I was told from a GM tech when they had mine in for severe piston slap. They replaced the rings and pistons and had them fitted with the new coated ones for the 04 Vette, but guess what.....The slap is coming back!

jrivera04

I just had my block replaced with a complete LS6 from piston slap as well. I even got the old LS1 block sitting in my garage because there was no core charge on the LS6 and my extended warranty company didn't want the LS1. I think I'm going to turn it into a 383.

FenixSS

iTrader: (3)

Oh, this is only if still under original warranty? What does piston slap sound like? (newbie). I've got about 27 days or 163 miles remaining on factory warranty.

AK's WS6

Well tell him he is a VERY lucky man!!! If they ever change their mind and will fix my car I will not accept the piston's only swap that some have gotten, that is just a cheap band-aid fix and most hear the slap come back after a couple hundred miles, the stock pistons are fine....it's the block (bores) that are junk!!

Joker

What if you have mods like an air lid, no screen in the MAF, etc... would the warranty guards try and void the warranty???