waking up an ls1
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waking up an ls1 So I bought an ls1 with 12k miles out of a 2000 camaro from my dad. Problem is its sat for several years. Its going in a 1953 chevy truck with a 4l60 and 3.70 gears. Its going to be driven on the street but will see some track time. What injectors do I need, should I replace the oil pump and is there anything else I should check?
When I have"woken up" boat engines after sitting for a while, we always took out the plugs, put a little marvel mystery oil in and cranked by hand a few rotations. Rings can set against the wall pretty good if the engine was not properly stored. Condensation can still build and cause a little surface oxidation within the block. Change all the fluids and such and you should be good.
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do this ^^^.the current injectors are fine.are you using a ECM ?consider a ls6 intake ,or a truck intake.consider a cam swap while the engine is out .what rpm is the converter ?check Texas speed or thunder racing for cam pkgs.
When I have"woken up" boat engines after sitting for a while, we always took out the plugs, put a little marvel mystery oil in and cranked by hand a few rotations. Rings can set against the wall pretty good if the engine was not properly stored. Condensation can still build and cause a little surface oxidation within the block. Change all the fluids and such and you should be good.
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Thank for the advice. It hasn't been started since 2002 and had sat in back of the garage since then. I hav e access to an ls6 intake for a little bit of nothing. I'll probably keep the internals stock to keep the fuel mileage up. The converter is stock (isnt that like 2500) along with the transmission. But then again upgrades may be in store for the future. But say I do end up beeding injectors what would you recommend?
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Verdad Gallardo Thank for the advice. It hasn't been started since 2002 and had sat in back of the garage since then. I hav e access to an ls6 intake for a little bit of nothing. I'll probably keep the internals stock to keep the fuel mileage up. The converter is stock (isnt that like 2500) along with the transmission. But then again upgrades may be in store for the future. But say I do end up beeding injectors what would you recommend?
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Future upgrades would be a Tsp 228r cam, ported heads, ls6 intake, 90 or 92mm throttle body and a 3000 stall converter. All that mixed with 3.70 gears and a 4000 lb truck it should be enough to get me into quite a bit of trouble.
