View Poll Results: What Engine To Build....
SBC
2
8.00%
LT1
13
52.00%
LS1
10
40.00%
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Decisions, decisions....
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Decisions, decisions.... Well,
I've been comptimplating a new engine build for a while now. But I haven't decided what way Im gonna go. SBC, LS1, or build another LT1. The engine in the car now will be coming out and going into a truck. Whatever I build, it'll be built on a budget.
So what are yalls suggestions??
I've been comptimplating a new engine build for a while now. But I haven't decided what way Im gonna go. SBC, LS1, or build another LT1. The engine in the car now will be coming out and going into a truck. Whatever I build, it'll be built on a budget.
So what are yalls suggestions??
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Gen III truck motor with the L92 heads. Hell and if it'll bolt up to the heads (should from my understanding), slap on the LS3 supercharger 
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How much money do you have to put towards this "budget build?" I want to say go with a LS1, only downfall with that is parts/performance upgrades for those motors are twice as much as the LT1 stuff. If you are really tight on the budget, then build up a LT.
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It seems I can build an LS based motor to meet my goals for cheaper then it'd be to build a LT1.
But I think were it might get kind of expensive is switch all the wiring and what not over to LS.
But 450 rwhp on a LS1 isn't very hard to do...and it's cheaper to do then on a LT1. It seems like there are way more second hand parts for sale for LS motors.
6.0 with stock crank, eagle/scat i-beams, mahle pistons, set of ported 5.3's, decent intake, a nice nitrous cam and im where i wanna be with an ls1. and the majority of that is for sale right now is the for sale section.
But I think were it might get kind of expensive is switch all the wiring and what not over to LS.
But 450 rwhp on a LS1 isn't very hard to do...and it's cheaper to do then on a LT1. It seems like there are way more second hand parts for sale for LS motors.
6.0 with stock crank, eagle/scat i-beams, mahle pistons, set of ported 5.3's, decent intake, a nice nitrous cam and im where i wanna be with an ls1. and the majority of that is for sale right now is the for sale section.
I'm an LTx guy and voted LS, if I could do my build over I would have bought an LS motor and built that up. Now I have to buy a different tranny unless I change it over when I swap to an LS motor.
I'd say to just buy an LS car, but I know where you are coming from. My car has everything done and when I got it, it was bone stock. All I need is a k member and rear end and pretty much has been replaced.
So build your 6.0 thats my plan
I'd say to just buy an LS car, but I know where you are coming from. My car has everything done and when I got it, it was bone stock. All I need is a k member and rear end and pretty much has been replaced.
So build your 6.0 thats my plan
I'd say go with a LT1. Only because that's what I'm building. Other than that. I dunno. I'd love to have a small hatchback converted to rwd with a cammed lt1 in it. Something with a 2200lb raceweight haha.
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I'm an LTx guy and voted LS, if I could do my build over I would have bought an LS motor and built that up. Now I have to buy a different tranny unless I change it over when I swap to an LS motor.
I'd say to just buy an LS car, but I know where you are coming from. My car has everything done and when I got it, it was bone stock. All I need is a k member and rear end and pretty much has been replaced.
So build your 6.0 thats my plan
I'd say to just buy an LS car, but I know where you are coming from. My car has everything done and when I got it, it was bone stock. All I need is a k member and rear end and pretty much has been replaced.
So build your 6.0 thats my plan
I think I read it somewhere on here
Yeah it works both ways, you just have to swap the front input shaft and front plate and bellhousing. And obviously clutch. I believe thats it, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
Oh yeah haha. I agree that it would be alot easier to just get an LS M6, but for someone like me that already has a 6 speed I think I would change it over. Especially considering I just bought the damn thing and only have about 3k miles on it and it only has 13k total since the rebuild.
Oh yeah haha. I agree that it would be alot easier to just get an LS M6, but for someone like me that already has a 6 speed I think I would change it over. Especially considering I just bought the damn thing and only have about 3k miles on it and it only has 13k total since the rebuild.
