putting money into a ls1
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From: maine
putting money into a ls1 i have a 2000 camaro ss i want to rebuild the ls1 .but dont know what to do.i would love to be able to eat up and spit out stanges.what would u guys do if u could put $8000 into a ls1
Last edited by dave123; Sep 8, 2012 at 07:14 AM. Reason: wrong words
If you have $8k I would do it right. Start from the rear and work forward. Ditch the 10 bolt and get a better rearend with some 3.73 gears at least along with some common F-body suspension upgrades. LS6 intake, cam, and supporting upgrades along with a stall and you can have a GT eater although it doesn't take too much to have one of those!
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From: Hurley, VA
By rebuild the LS1 do you mean make it faster or does it need an overhaul? If I needed a bottom end I would go with a bigger Long block to and put what money I had left back for a rearend, espescially if its a M6.
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if the car is an m6 i would definitely swap out the rear end. use the rest to rebuild the motor and add heads, cam, intake and tune. if its an auto take the rear end money and get the trans rebuilt and a good quality torque convertor with the h,c,and intake
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