lq9 how much should i pay?
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lq9 how much should i pay? Ok I think I'm gonna go the 6.0 route since I hear its a easy swap,but how much should I pay for one? I just need the block correct?thanks God bless
Just to throw in a question from the experienced guys(not trying to hijack) but what all else is involved to make this swap right? Can u just bold on the heads and roll with it or is it more in depth? Sorry forthe newb sounding question, I am just unfamiliar with what the conversion entails. Thanks
Just to throw in a question from the experienced guys(not trying to hijack) but what all else is involved to make this swap right? Can u just bold on the heads and roll with it or is it more in depth? Sorry forthe newb sounding question, I am just unfamiliar with what the conversion entails. Thanks
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So what should I get short or long block?I was planning on running my ms4 in the lq9, and what are a good head to run?will my ported stock heads work?or is there a better combo,also I will be spraying a 150 shot dry,trying to get in the mid to high 11s for next year,if anyone has a good build list please shoot it my way
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Verdad Gallardo L92's are definately some of the best bang for the buck heads. But, you would have to ditch your MS4 for a different cam spec'd for L92's. If you've already got a nice set of ported heads, you might as well just get a short block and reuse your parts you already have. L92's would probably be more beneficial though.
So if someone were to just throw their stuff from their LS1 on to a LQ4 block, how much hp/tq difference would it make? And what are the benefits, other than being at a higher base power curve??? Im assuming its an iron block if I remember correctly, so I imagine again that it would be better to spray on for sure
Just trying to understand a bit better guys. I've been getting back into the scene slowly but I've forgotten more than most know
I was a Toyota tech for a few years so I really stopped caring about GM stuff cuz I dealt with yoda's all day lol Thread Starter
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This guy I know told me he ran 12.50s with a lq9 for what he was saying I believe it was stock,from what I have read yes the lq9,lq4 is a iron block and can't handle a lil more punishment then a stock ls1,hey 6.0 guys what is better for a ms4 cam a lq9 or 4 ,I think lq4 ,if anyone knows where I can pick one up please shoot me some info
This guy I know told me he ran 12.50s with a lq9 for what he was saying I believe it was stock,from what I have read yes the lq9,lq4 is a iron block and can't handle a lil more punishment then a stock ls1,hey 6.0 guys what is better for a ms4 cam a lq9 or 4 ,I think lq4 ,if anyone knows where I can pick one up please shoot me some info
Interesting, and thank you for the response!
So if someone were to just throw their stuff from their LS1 on to a LQ4 block, how much hp/tq difference would it make? And what are the benefits, other than being at a higher base power curve??? Im assuming its an iron block if I remember correctly, so I imagine again that it would be better to spray on for sure
Just trying to understand a bit better guys. I've been getting back into the scene slowly but I've forgotten more than most know I was a Toyota tech for a few years so I really stopped caring about GM stuff cuz I dealt with yoda's all day lol
So if someone were to just throw their stuff from their LS1 on to a LQ4 block, how much hp/tq difference would it make? And what are the benefits, other than being at a higher base power curve??? Im assuming its an iron block if I remember correctly, so I imagine again that it would be better to spray on for sure
Just trying to understand a bit better guys. I've been getting back into the scene slowly but I've forgotten more than most know
I was a Toyota tech for a few years so I really stopped caring about GM stuff cuz I dealt with yoda's all day lol Thread Starter
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At this point I would take what I can find I have called every junk yard around cleveland and have found nothing,the only thing I did find was a damaged ls3 block
I cant find any LQ9s that cheap on ebay, even from LKQ. Seems like the LQ4's are going for $1000+ with 70k - 180k miles.
Last edited by InsaneAuto86; Nov 12, 2010 at 06:50 AM.