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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 11:26 AM
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Default ls1 in a grand national?

does anyone have any pics or know someone that did this? i wonder how fast the car would be with an ls1 in it, not to say that there not fast stock!
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 03:38 PM
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I bet it would be slow.... Those things are tanks.. why would you even consider a ls1 over the turbo 6 that's in it??
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 04:16 PM
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ditto, the LS1 is a sweet motor dont get me wrong, but the GN motor is as good.

Its only worth swaping into a car that does not have a good/reliable motor if your going to do a swap like this.

S10's, RX7's, 260/280 Z's, old hotrods, (32 fords, ect..), jeeps, ******, are the type of vehicle to swap it into.(imho) Or other large vehicles are are underpowered stock.

Ryan. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> <-- dreams of a 94-95 RX7 w/ LS1 and T56.. drool <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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My track numbers (before ported heads) using street tires and full exhaust are listed in my signature. I agree that if you have a good GN motor that it should stay in there, however, I personally guarantee that the set-up below sounds 1000 times more wicked than the Turbo motor when I have any significant amount of throttle applied (even though they may be faster!), just ask anyone who has personally auditioned it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 12:07 AM
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Default Re: ls1 in a grand national?

Go to John Bzdel's web site he put an LS1 in to a 88 Monte Carlo SS. It's the same G-body so everything he did should go the same for you.
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