lt-1 in the 9's ????'s
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looking at purchasing an lt-1 roller for a street/strip project... looking for something running mid-low 9's consistently on a decent nx shot and high-mid 10's on motor... i was thinking of trying to keep it stock cubes with a turbo 400 and a 12 bolt. what would be my best motor options for the lt-1?? i have had multiple ls-1's and know nothing about the lt-1 so much help is needed!! i was looking at the lt-4 conversion but dont know if the rated 425hp conversion would be enough to get me to 10's on motor. anyone have good advice??? Thanks for the help in advance
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looking at purchasing an lt-1 roller for a street/strip project... looking for something running mid-low 9's consistently on a decent nx shot and high-mid 10's on motor... i was thinking of trying to keep it stock cubes with a turbo 400 and a 12 bolt. what would be my best motor options for the lt-1?? i have had multiple ls-1's and know nothing about the lt-1 so much help is needed!! i was looking at the lt-4 conversion but dont know if the rated 425hp conversion would be enough to get me to 10's on motor. anyone have good advice??? Thanks for the help in advance
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btw you will need about 600 fwhp to get to mid 10`s with a th400 and 12 bolt
forget the LT4 comversion you wil be lucky to get 11`s with it with a th400 and 12 bolt(25% drivetrain power loss)
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Yea LT1's just need more mods to be as fast as a LSX equivlent. Thats why I moved on. Your talking biggest cubes that run reliabily. I would say is 396, but there has been motors that have done better, they are just not that common.
Your talking a direct port type system for anything over 150, its call gutting the car to an inch of it's life and putting all the safety **** in there and make sure it can run the # when you for NHRA lic passes.
It's not un heard of, just uncommon becuase you spend more $$$ per tenth then you do on LSX.
Your talking a direct port type system for anything over 150, its call gutting the car to an inch of it's life and putting all the safety **** in there and make sure it can run the # when you for NHRA lic passes.
It's not un heard of, just uncommon becuase you spend more $$$ per tenth then you do on LSX.
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ya i know its a lot easier with an ls..... how do they respond to different types of fi?? turbo or superchager??? or a big block?? not a bad idea i got a big block sitting at home anyhow
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My 355 lt1 with some home ported heads cc306 cam street tune th400 9 in went 11.90's N/A And I had a plate system that I hit with 300 and never had a problem that ran for three years like that. LT4 stuff is a waste I agree, look into Advanced induction talk to phil. I think you were talking solid roller cam? the downfall is the pcm wont support the engine speed past 7000rpm unless you have a 96-97 car and then the value you enter @7000 is the value for any speed after that point.
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I think with the LT-1 high 10`s are easy but anymore than that gets very expensive
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My 355 lt1 with some home ported heads cc306 cam street tune th400 9 in went 11.90's N/A And I had a plate system that I hit with 300 and never had a problem that ran for three years like that. LT4 stuff is a waste I agree, look into Advanced induction talk to phil. I think you were talking solid roller cam? the downfall is the pcm wont support the engine speed past 7000rpm unless you have a 96-97 car and then the value you enter @7000 is the value for any speed after that point.
For a 300 shot I do question the distribution capabilities of the dog house of the intake, #1 cyl is the ones that often gets starved.
If I was making a purpous built race car I would also look for a aftermarket engine management and convert the car to coil per cyl and use the opti as a pick up for the trigger or just have a magnetic pickup for the crank.
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We went a low 9 last weekend on a 150 shot in a LT1 car. I am not sure what the cubic inches are in this car. My friend bought this car turn key. It used to hold the record for fastest LT1. A guy out of Canada built it. He has since passed away, but he built this car right. 14:1 compression, crank trigger and distributor, 9" and a glide. ITS NICE.
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We went a low 9 last weekend on a 150 shot in a LT1 car. I am not sure what the cubic inches are in this car. My friend bought this car turn key. It used to hold the record for fastest LT1. A guy out of Canada built it. He has since passed away, but he built this car right. 14:1 compression, crank trigger and distributor, 9" and a glide. ITS NICE.
it was the fastest LT1 car back then
since then tech has gotten alot better hell Joe Overton even went 9.34 on ALL MOTOR
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If that was the supercharged convertible LT1, I dont think he owns it anymore. If this is the guy I am thinking about, he was doing some shady **** and isnt around anymore. But that was a long time ago, if anyone wants to clarify, they are more then welcome to.