Has anyone "de-stroked" an LS1 for boost?
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Lets say you were to destroke the motor. They say that it will help in higher RPM's and really take advantage of the turbo its self. Are there any advantages of doing this? Has anyone ever done this?
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I don't know about the ls1, But I have a friend that is doing it to his turbo 03 cobra this winter. You would need some killer vlavetrain upgrades. its at least a woth a look into.
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ya, im not 100% how they work. i think it might just work better with mustang motor because they have 2-4 valves per cylinder correct? Maybe thats why you never hear of anyone doing that on ls1's...
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Originally Posted by Wicked_Hugger99
dunno bout the ls1 but Hot Rod mag de-stroked a LT1 down to 302 back in 1997. It was an N/A setup though
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i would think an improperly sized turbo would be the only reason to destroke your motor or if you was in a racing class where only so many cubes is allowed.the extra rpm would be a factor also.
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If you would like to see the advantages of an over square cylinder using forced induction just look @ W2W's recent build Casper . They used an 6.0 block and a forged crank , Callies I believe , to achieve 35x cubes and well the power and performance speak for itself . 6.85 @ 206mph or something really close to that .
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Originally Posted by Malicious
I know someone did a 302 LS1 a few years bakc, saw it in a magazine... I haven't seen one done with boost before but that doesnt go to say it hasnt happened, kinda curious myself =)
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The GM/Westech pewter car from around 1999 had a custom engine in there, it was a destroked engine. I drove it twice. It was like a 3.900 bore with a 4.8 crankshaft.
I don't see any advantage in running less cubes for us.
I don't see any advantage in running less cubes for us.
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I was looking at doing the same exact thing. I was going to use a LS2 block and destroke it to 3.27". That would give you 329 ci and a great rod ratio. What kind of RPM can the valvetrain take in upgraded form?
Put a pair of 50 trim turbo's on there and you have 1,000 whp potential and full spool at 3k RPM.
Put a pair of 50 trim turbo's on there and you have 1,000 whp potential and full spool at 3k RPM.
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
The GM/Westech pewter car from around 1999 had a custom engine in there, it was a destroked engine. I drove it twice. It was like a 3.900 bore with a 4.8 crankshaft.
I don't see any advantage in running less cubes for us.
I don't see any advantage in running less cubes for us.
Mccord actually had that motor or a similar 302 LS1 in his car the last time I talked to him.