Will 6.0 heads work on LS1?

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Nov 21, 2006 | 03:25 PM

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66deuce

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yes, that would work if you are just doing rod bolts.

however, he is going to do heads and a cam. taking the intake off of these cars is enough of a hastle. removing heads in the car is just plain stupid. there have been many people who have stripped out head bolts and/or broken them off. it is 2billion times easier to work on the engine out of the car.

i disagree.i've swapped out my heads twice.both times in the car.the intake actually comes off easy,i thought.not everybody has the tools and or the space to drop the motor.as far as people stripping the bolts out or breaking them off,they must be doing something wrong.not cleaning out the bolt holes properly is one thing that comes to mind.if i had a hoist then hell yeah i would drop the motor.

Nov 21, 2006 | 03:30 PM

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Ill agree here. Unless youre taking the motor out for other reasons, no reason to pull it just to swap heads. IMO there way more to go wrong pulling the motor and could go wrong on a H/C swap.

Nov 21, 2006 | 04:57 PM

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IMO there way more to go wrong pulling the motor and could go wrong on a H/C swap.

good point.it's really not that bad doing it in the car,but then again i'm use to working in tight spaces under the hood of bus chassis at work..

Nov 22, 2006 | 01:53 PM

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1. you should replace rodbolts in all LS1s. this would mean you would have to drop the k member anyways. why not just do heads, cam, stall, rod bolts etc out of the car? its sooooo much easier. plus your back wont kill you from you bending over a fender.

Nov 22, 2006 | 02:35 PM

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Thats a good point. With a 2000 or earlier car, spinning the cam up to the powerband becomes pretty dangerous. The 2001+ motors are far stouter and will handle more RPM. Aftermarket rod bolts are still the best option, although these can be done in the car too. However its probably a crapshoot over whether its easeri to drop teh k member or pull the motor.

Nov 24, 2006 | 12:32 PM

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For sale section, should be able to find a pair for around $200 if you're patient.

For full heads? Are you serious? I mean, my build is a ways off but if I could get a set of pulloffs for that price now I'd jump all over it.

Nov 24, 2006 | 02:24 PM

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For full heads? Are you serious? I mean, my build is a ways off but if I could get a set of pulloffs for that price now I'd jump all over it.

Yup, you'll find them for about that much if you look around enough.

Nov 24, 2006 | 02:49 PM

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is it worth pulling pulling the motor on a gto to install better rod bolts? i have access to a lift so i was just wondering caus i'm fixing to do heads(not sure which ones) and a cam package(MS4)