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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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does anyone run this kit on their ls1? http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&sid=490#P3306

any good/bad experiences?

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Old Jul 20, 2004 | 12:17 AM
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But that kit is for LT1 not Ls1s...
APE sale one for LS1 i going to use it @ the time that i go for my H/C upgrade!!!

Any of you use APE Rev kit???
i have a friend how has it and he love it.
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Originally Posted by fastsspr
But that kit is for LT1 not Ls1s...
APE sale one for LS1 i going to use it @ the time that i go for my H/C upgrade!!!

Any of you use APE Rev kit???
i have a friend how has it and he love it.
No i think its for the LS1 if i am reading it correctly it says "Hydra-Rev is available for Chevrolet V8 small block and V6 engines except the cast iron LT1 and Vortec truck heads, Pro Action Iron Lightning or Dart Iron Eagle.
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Old Jul 20, 2004 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackCamaroSS02
No i think its for the LS1 if i am reading it correctly it says "Hydra-Rev is available for Chevrolet V8 small block and V6 engines except the cast iron LT1 and Vortec truck heads, Pro Action Iron Lightning or Dart Iron Eagle.

The iron head is the Impala\Caprice engine. The Aluminum version is on the LT1 (F-Body). I haven't seen a Hydra for the LS1's yet either.
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Old Jul 20, 2004 | 06:44 AM
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Any of you use APE Rev kit???
i have a friend how has it and he love it.
who sells that? just looking on TR's site & didn't see it..

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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 08:19 AM
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Pretty sure ARE and TPIS both make a LS1 rev-kit. Haven't seen many people run them though.
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I would like more info bout this kit for an ls1, anyone got some solid info?
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I know ARE used to, but I think they stopped producing them due to cost and poor sales. The kit fit beneath the head in the lifter gallery, eliminating the lifter retainers. It consisted of twelve CNC-machined billet aluminum guide plates, and a set of sixteen small diameter valve springs. They applied pressure directly to the lifter to keep it in contact with the cam lobe. From what I remember it created a small amount of valvetrain noise, but far less than a solid lifter set-up. It would be nice to have a worry free 7000+ redline. I would give ARE a call and see if they are still avalable
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