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LT1

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Easier to Work On: LT1 vs. LS1

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Oct 26, 2005 | 12:27 AM

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the ls1 hands down no motor has ever been more user freindly. god himself handbuilt the ls1!!!!!

Oct 26, 2005 | 01:13 AM

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ive work on both all the time... and IMO there both a PITA

Oct 26, 2005 | 12:29 PM

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38-2 in favor of the LS1 so far. I really need to get one.

Oct 26, 2005 | 09:14 PM

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All I got to say is Opti-Spark. That is the LT1's greatest pain.

Oh yeah. I've had both and the LS1 is easier to work on once you figure the plugs out.

Oct 26, 2005 | 09:18 PM

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LS1 is much easier...even though it took me forever to swap plugs. That gosh
damned #8 plug and that coil rack bolt under the cowl!

Oct 28, 2005 | 12:53 PM

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I have no experience working on either...I chose LT1 because I wanted to see the poll results...haha!

Oct 28, 2005 | 01:40 PM

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Ive had both and the Lt1 spark plug change and wire are a nightmare, The LS1 are a peice of cake.

Oct 28, 2005 | 08:37 PM

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This thread should be changed to which Tune Up is easier to perform, all of the results are being based on plugs & wires everything else on the F-body cars are pretty much the same.

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Nov 3, 2005 | 06:05 AM

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My LS1 is easier to work on than my thirdgen....LT1's get a bad rep from the opti. I love the gaskets and the fact that a cam change doesn't require removal of the intake. Did longtubes on my thirdgen and LS1 and the LS1 was by far easier. Didn't even take the plugs out..

Nov 3, 2005 | 06:06 PM

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Can't beat the LS1, but in the camaro, it is extremely hard to work on!

Nov 3, 2005 | 10:33 PM

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Both are half way under the dash....

BTW, its much easier to chang the plugs if you open your glove box and go in from that way....

Nov 14, 2005 | 02:15 AM

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i have to work on both as well as my thirdgen.

thirdgen easiest for most things, lt1 is ok for some stuff, ls1 havent really did too much but it being so new at least things dont seem to be completely froze up on it and so forth.

the 4th gen engine bays are tighter but you have to live with it

Nov 25, 2005 | 10:27 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds

Both are half way under the dash....

hahah! It is the Truth though both are a bear to work on.

Nov 26, 2005 | 05:35 AM

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LS1's are going to be a little bit easier. My buddys 93 LT1 engine bay looks so much more cluttered than mine. It probably helps that I have removed a bunch of things. (AC, AIR, windshield washer fluid resoirvar and etc).

Dec 2, 2005 | 06:14 AM

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I would not say the LS1 is an "Easy" motor to work on by any stretch. But I would rather work on the LS1 over my 3rd gen, and my 3rd Gen over the LT1.

These are all with headers mind you!

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Dec 9, 2005 | 06:46 PM

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I've had both, modified both and there's no comparison. I could do a heads/cam and headers swap on an LS1 in the time it takes to remove the stock manifolds on an lt1.

And the LS1 in the Vette is about as easy to work on as any old school car. With a freind I did a heads/cam/headers/intake swap in about 12 hours.