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Old 04-08-2012, 08:26 PM
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my ls1 has reached a very hard 140k and its time to bring it back. i need opinions on what to do. rebuild the ls1 with turbo, ls2 swap, or stroke it? need help before the motor goes
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Old 04-08-2012, 09:15 PM
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I'd pick up a decent Lq4, and do a good cam and have the 317's ported.

Then later you can do a stroker kit for 408 cubes if you decide.
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what would be needed for the swap?
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what if i built a motor on the side, say an ls6, what would i need for the wiring harness?
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Nothing. As long as you get another gen 3 engine, all your sensors, intake headers etc...will swap right over.
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so lq4 vs gen 3 ls6?
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Lq4 is an iron 6.0. Same generation as the ls6
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