I have been out of the LS1 world for a couple of years now and just purchased a 02 SS M6 unmolested. I am going to do the basic bolt ons right now and build a 408 with a direct port kit (hopefully). I was wondering if companies are still introducing new products or still mainting the market with the ones they have?

 

Still strong. Going to be for awhile.

 

Definitely! I still read many current articles about these outstanding engines.

 

It will be strong for a long while, since they still use ls motors in the brand new cars, from 97 to current are all pretty close to being the same, newer ones are just more cubes and better everything else

 

They just came out with the new FAST 102.. Still aftermarket heads and cams coming out regularly etc etc..

 

Yeah, vendors and companies are still coming out with new parts.

 

as many have said, the market is strong! still have new parts coming out. new technology. a lot of it too seems like new stuff theyre making for LS2/3 and so on, they figure out how to make it fit LS1/6...

 

I removed the flame bait/trolling post from this thread, hence the follow-up edits and post deletes. FYI.

 

Hopefully they never stop making product for ls1, I just finally got the dam thing

 

I think IMO, now that ford has the new 5.0 putting out almost as much power as the 6.2 gm engine, GM will probably start designing a new engine with less displacement and more power. unless the new engines are still LS based, the new design (if its even a possibility that that is an option) may obsolete the Ls series engines in the near future, but as far as aftermarket parts availability for the ls engines, I don't see that dying out any time soon.

 

its still healthy here.

 

I don't see it dying out anytime soon. It's a competitive design with tons of support and that doesn't go away overnight.

 

A company just needs to come out with a non metal intake at a good price. Then id be happy The fast 102 price is beyond crazy.

 

The LS market seems stronger then the Honda market.

Which is real nice. . . . New stuff coming out all the time and plenty of parts all around.

 

Its the new SBC, its the new fox body........

well kind of.

 

The LSx is the swap engine of choice due to packaging, so won't be going away until superceded by a better option.

 

^This. I believe the Ls market is stronger than the f-body market however.

 

The new 5.0 may make as much power as the new 6.2 but the 6.2, well all the Lsx 5.3-7.0, has a smaller foot print; other words takes up less space in an engine bay. Also the 5.0 just became real competition, and the LSx engines will be tuned to either compete or beat it's power out put.

Just two different ways to go about it. Multi valve vs. displacement; both seem to work and both companies have paid their initial r&d cost on the platforms.

 

I made this it just released this year

https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-produ...ocharging.html

 

If im not mistaken, GM is supercharging the 2011 ss camaro to compete with the mustang.

We've gone completely backwards, now gm needs a BIGGER supercharged engine to keep up and/or outrun the mustang with a smaller N/A engine.

I think they should go back to the 5.3 platform,ls3/l92 style rectangular port heads and supercharge it.