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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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Do the LS1 and LS6 cranks are the same? Do a LS6 block is different and better than a late LS1 block (2000 and later)?
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Some help please? What about the valley covers; do the LS1 and the LS6 is the same; what the difference?

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Cranks are the same, LS6 valley cover vents and works as a PCV system where the LS1 cover dont,
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Pretty much everything but the heads and cam are the same between the ls1 and ls6,the earlier ls1's had a different intake,and the 98 blocks have thinner sleeves
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