Ls2 302
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Ls2 302 I've always loved the Chevy 302 that came in the original z28. So I thought itd be cool to have a 302 ls. Kinda have a legend for displacement but power potential and reliability of an ls. The original 302 had a 4.00" bore and 3.00" stroke. I thought of starting with the ls2 since it already has the right bore. Does anybody know a good site to order a custom crank for the shortened stroke? And what else would be recomended?
It's all the same block. You can build a 408ci and 'say' it's a 302.....
We've had Impala/B-body guys destroke the LT1 to 327ci. Power was....disappointing, they didn't rev as hoped, and didn't they pull enough torque to allow for the car to get out of it's own way.
But hey.....at least they could 'say' they had a '327' under the hood.....
KW
We've had Impala/B-body guys destroke the LT1 to 327ci. Power was....disappointing, they didn't rev as hoped, and didn't they pull enough torque to allow for the car to get out of it's own way.
But hey.....at least they could 'say' they had a '327' under the hood.....
KW
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You can achieve the displacement by boring a 4.8 .060 over, and then you would just need custom pistons instead of a custom crank. However, you would not have the 4" bore and 3" stroke. You could still achieve the same oversquare setup with the 4.8 rods and crank in a 6.0 or 6.2 block. You wouldn't have the 302 cubic inches, but it would still be the same principle, and you wouldn't spend a ton of money doing it.
You mean destroked to a 302, or did they put a 327 crank in the LT1?
We've had Impala/B-body guys destroke the LT1 to 327ci. Power was....disappointing, they didn't rev as hoped, and didn't they pull enough torque to allow for the car to get out of it's own way.
But hey.....at least they could 'say' they had a '327' under the hood.....
KW
But hey.....at least they could 'say' they had a '327' under the hood.....
KW
If the OP wants to go there, he should be able to do so with the right $et-up. I'm thinking he'll spend $10K-plus for a high-reving LSx, 302ci that may only make much power as a Gen1 302.
Unless you want to argue that a destroked LS engine will move enough air to take advantage of the LS(whatever) heads....
KW
I think they used cranks from a 307ci to get to 327ci.
KW
Last edited by KW Baraka; Mar 1, 2016 at 12:59 PM.
OP wants a 302ci for what appears to be....nostalgia.
We're just letting him know of the cost involved and that there would be relatively little "power potential" with such a short stroke.
KW
....... It blows my mind that it's 2016 and there are still people who believe that nonsense.