LS7 crankshaft in LS1

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Jan 13, 2013 | 11:18 PM

Smoke23

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LS7 crankshaft in LS1

I have been doing a little research on this project I am thinking about.. Was a few posts about it but not alot of posts of the "finished" project. I have read the snout needs to be machined and shortned, and they reluctor plates will have to be swapped out to a 24.
Biggest curiosity is, is there any real success stories out there for this project? I know I could just get a Eagle, Callies or Lunati but if this isn't a machinest nightmare for the work and a dream for the price....

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Jan 13, 2013 | 11:35 PM

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Jan 14, 2013 | 01:58 PM

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Would like to know myself. I know they are setup for a dry sump system which might be the biggest hurdle

Jan 14, 2013 | 02:54 PM

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The LS7 crank has a 4.00" stroke, you will need to account for this (block/pan clearance, rod/piston/deck height, compression ratio).

Jan 14, 2013 | 02:54 PM

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The LS7 crank is set up for LIGHT titanium rods/cast pistons. Because of this, the extra work and heavy metal required for balancing increases the cost quite a bit. It generally does not come out worth it in the end, unless the crank was free and/or you have a hookup in the machine shop.

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Jan 14, 2013 | 05:54 PM

Smoke23

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I have a machine shop that can do the work... I am just curious are you saying the compstar rods and diamond pistons I have would not work for the LS7 crank?