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Old 11-28-2007, 12:26 AM
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ok i say six quarts of oil for fbody's(ls1) but my bro says 5 quarts,
so am i wrong.......
or did my bro prove me wrong
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:53 AM
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Neither its 5.5 qt's but I usually just put just under 6 qts in it..
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5.5 quarts here
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5.5 quarts does the trick for me every time.
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Old 11-28-2007, 01:50 AM
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haha.....thats funny cant wait to tell him that
thanks guys
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ya it is more than five but just put in about 5 1/2 and check it to make sure
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I just put in 6 and be done with it.
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Old 11-28-2007, 03:11 AM
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6 here.
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6 quarts with the K&N longer truck filter.
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5 quarts here. Less resistance for the crank.
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^^^I'd run no oil then! With no resistance at all you could pick up a few horses. I call it the !oil mod
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5.5 here.
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I put in 5.5, start the car to let it fill the filter, recheck and add to the full line. It will usually be more that 5.5 but less than 6.
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Here are the owner's manuals:
http://shbox.com/pdf/manuals.html

Here is the 2000 Camaro owner's manual:
https://www.mygmlink.com/pdf/go2cont...2000camaro.pdf

Page 6-66 (317 in the PDF) states that the 5.7L V8 has a 5.5 quart engine oil capacity.
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haha you're both wrong
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5.5 quarts
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Originally Posted by 02SS:ZEUS
5 quarts here. Less resistance for the crank.
Less resistance for the crank? Try more wear-n-tear for your engine.
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but he's/she's in the 10 second club,,they HAVE to know what their talking about...









































jk!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by 02 BLK WS6
I put in 5.5, start the car to let it fill the filter, recheck and add to the full line. It will usually be more that 5.5 but less than 6.
Bingo.
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Filter and oil I put in 6 quarts. Never any bubbles on the dipstick after driving it so the crank is not submerged in oil.
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