sslateron

The question is how mod friendly are the Bimmer V6 and V8s?

Tainted

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when you say a V6 will always be limited, so does that mean a V8 V10 and V12engines are all limited not including inline motors and wild **** like the W16 in the Veyron? The limits are only what you make them

5_02ls1

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ive had the heads off alot of different engines but never have i seen crosshatching on a 157,000 mile engine never till i pulled the heads off my ls1...

liquidsmooth

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LOL



I think they put that up there because the name sounds cool and tough TRITON V8 lolol

z28matt

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everything about the ls1 is bad ***, except that its not in my car

Super Speed

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You can't forget about the fact that it will take a 150 shot and laugh asking for a 200

sslateron

Given that its a 3rd Gen Chevy small block that should be enough right there.

01ssreda4

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gm knows how to make pushrod V8s. they perfected it.

ezwip

No joke right there. I was reading the current issue of Super Street, know your enemy, and this guy was talking about swaps and doing all of these mods to gain extra horse power in his ricer. The editor actually replied, "why don't you just drop an LS1 into that and save yourself the cash". If you look on youtube they have an evo with an LS1 in it and that car is a beast.

staringback05

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its a good all around platform to work with...

Azrael

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The Bimmer motors are pretty well maxed out in potential from the factory. Getting any kind of gains from them will cost a fortune and nowhere near the potential that locked away in a 1997 MY LS1 will. The thing with the LS1 is it was designed to be efficient, last a long time, make emmission requirements, and be cheap to produce. Now if you take for instance the 412hp M3 V8, and now take a max effort H/C/I/E LS1, the LS1 will blow the Bimmer motor away. Whereas with the older 3.2 and now 4.0 Bimmer motors will gain little to nothing even with expensive aftermarket parts. Not to mention the larger displacement LS1 weighs the same as the Bimmer I6 and has vastly superior potential.

Heck our LS1 with Heads/Cam on a nitrous tune, through a stalled A4, with built tranny put 441 to the rear wheels, which is much more than the much more expensive Bimmer motors. Hell just think if we added timing and put a M6 behind the engine! In a package that is smaller and lighter than the Bimmer V8...

Forget displacement, lets look at the total package... Weight, dimensions, and return on investment...

big reg

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This sums up the argument about BMW's I6 and V8.

1BadElky

welcome to the next 100 page thread.

Jeep_junkie

Well said. I guess it would have been more appropriate to ask why the LS1 is the most popular engine ever. I know for a fact the BMW M cars don't even come close to the LSx motors' fuel economy, that too with less displacement. Also I would like to see how long those motors last, the way they need to spin to 8k rpm to deliver advertised power. The 336 hp 3.2L inline six had a nasty oil starvation issue as high rpms too.

Sopcich04

i hate this list, i dont know why they come to these conclusions... according to the recent list the 4.6modular is a top10 engine and the LS7 is junk, even the HEMI is on it

sslateron

BMW's V8 is Majorly lacking in the torque department.

96autoformula

Why are ***** good? I mean that's like askin how the posi traction rear end on a 74 dodge works. It just does.

t . b o z

The s52/s54 I6's have their own ways of uncorking horsepower. Boost. Lots of it.

Turbo kit, rod bolts, and a headgasket is all they need to make you **** your pants from a 65+ mph roll in 4th gear.

But anyways, I dont think the LS1 is the best motor ever made..I do think GM did a damn good job, though. But I like it becuase my Ls1 with 113,000 miles runs awesome, clowns on mustangs everyday, and gets around 24-25mpg.

Super Speed

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LSWONGTO

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Very nice I should use that in my sig!!