what was the best years for the ls1
01-01-2010, 10:01 PM
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yeah its just that i am going on a budget but i would like to go ahead and do the internal stuff while i have it out but maybee i can run across a set of headers on here that i can pick up.
i will probly pull the motor in the next couple of weeks so i can get started thanks for the help
i will probly pull the motor in the next couple of weeks so i can get started thanks for the help
01-01-2010, 10:21 PM
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yeah its just that i am going on a budget but i would like to go ahead and do the internal stuff while i have it out but maybee i can run across a set of headers on here that i can pick up.
i will probly pull the motor in the next couple of weeks so i can get started thanks for the help
i will probly pull the motor in the next couple of weeks so i can get started thanks for the help
01-01-2010, 10:32 PM
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Why the hell buy a pullout for an engine that is knocking? You probably won't need heads/intake/etc etc.. Chances are you only need a shortblock. You already have sensors and everything.
Seems to me you are looking to be spending WAY more money than needed.
Seems to me you are looking to be spending WAY more money than needed.
01-01-2010, 10:58 PM
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If you have a local machine shop you trust you ought to consider just rebuilding what you have. It'll take ~$800 in machine work or less and a $1700 forged rotating assembly already balanced from Texas Speed to get what you need to have a fresh bulletproof shortblock. If you don't plan to spray much get the Scat I beam rods with 7/16" bolts instead of the H beams and that'll knock off about $200 that would about cover the cost to assemble the shortblock. Lots of Gen I SBC and SBF guys are running these rods to over 7000rpm and 600hp. just a thought...
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01-02-2010, 12:59 AM
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If going with an LS1, the 2002. The 02's had the coated piston that were introduced in March 01 (late 01 production) and the new rings (introduced in the third week of 02 production). This engine also had the LS6 intake. Better still would be an 04 which had the LS6 block, many had the LS2 timing chain and many of the blocks are drilled for the later LS2 timing chain damper even though the LS1 didn't come with one.
good info. vettenuts.wonder if my 35th have these.I know it had a ls6 intake,ls6 block and better oil cooling passages.others you mentioned not sure.
01-02-2010, 02:54 PM
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Be careful running a vette LS6 intake...I've seen some of them without the ability to bolt a throttle cable bracket on because the threaded brass inserts just aren't there...so if you're intending to run the manifold off of whatever engine you get, you should probably look at that and make sure it will work for you first as the F-Bodies are all cable driven TB's.
