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Old 01-02-2008, 10:16 PM
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Question What would you Rather have?
I am thinking of doing a forged bottom end stock cube LS1, or an OEM LS3 setup for my Camaro. My choice is the LS3 setup. What would you do?
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Forged bottom LS1 with a Super charger!!!!
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Originally Posted by LS1BLKSS
Forged bottom LS1 with a Super charger!!!!
+1 on the supercharger
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turbo high psi!!!!!!!
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Youll be the first one on tech with an LS3....just something to think about
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Old 01-02-2008, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GinoLS1
Youll be the first one on tech with an LS3....just something to think about

That's true
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But then again ...Forged bottom end does sound really nice
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go with an lt1 lol!!!
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Originally Posted by 383lt1impala
go with an lt1 lol!!!

You mean an LT-SH?T right...
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Originally Posted by GinoLS1
But then again ...Forged bottom end does sound really nice
It was a hard decision, but with the setup I will have my horsepower rating should be signifigantly higher.
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I'd go LS3 and shoot for 550hp N/A!!
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Originally Posted by djsanchez2
I'd go LS3 and shoot for 550hp N/A!!
That's what I am hoping for when we dyno the car.
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Good choice.
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ls3 sounds really good
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Originally Posted by LS1BLKSS
Forged bottom LS1 with a Super charger!!!!
+2 or a LS9.
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Old 01-05-2008, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by armkneez8
+2 or a LS9.
not bad
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Might wanna look for a wrecked 06+ Z06 and grab that LS7 out of it

427 has always had a nice ring to it....
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Originally Posted by james562
Might wanna look for a wrecked 06+ Z06 and grab that LS7 out of it

427 has always had a nice ring to it....
that would be like finding a needle in a hay stack
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what happened to ur last motor???

personaly depends on what ur ganan do . . head cam spray go with an ls3 . . . if ur ganna go fi ls1 forged
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