LT1 vs Ls1
03-09-2010, 02:58 PM
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it wouldn't be so bad to work on if they were in a larger/less cramped engine bay, and don't knock the opti! mine is over 15 years old w/ nearly 100k miles on it w/ no problems what so ever, what other distributor lasts that long?? the only bad thing about the opti is its location!
long live the opti!
long live the opti!
03-09-2010, 04:39 PM
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Man, i can go to a scrap yard and pull a distributor from a 73 camaro and it will still work flawless. I have never had issues with the old school distributor, now the opti? Man, i see so many people like me that had so many issues and i see others that swear by them, in the end, the half of us that hate them had issues and the older setups do not.
Hate them forever, LOL.
03-09-2010, 06:27 PM
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Guys I know many of you have raced a slp SS before. If that SS is "stock" it shouldnt beat this LT1 that easy. With him having shorties and gears and the extra weight of the SLP package on the SS he should give that SS a Good race if not win.The SS should not "blow by me like I am sitting still". My 95 m6 TA with only a cai and no cat ran neck and neck with my friends 2000 SS. I actually was faster through the 1/8th. He ran 8.9 and I ran 8.8. Not much but still was faster. That SS may have some simple mods done to it.
03-09-2010, 06:35 PM
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Guys I know many of you have raced a slp SS before. If that SS is "stock" it shouldnt beat this LT1 that easy. With him having shorties and gears and the extra weight of the SLP package on the SS he should give that SS a Good race if not win.The SS should not "blow by me like I am sitting still". My 95 m6 TA with only a cai and no cat ran neck and neck with my friends 2000 SS. I actually was faster through the 1/8th. He ran 8.9 and I ran 8.8. Not much but still was faster. That SS may have some simple mods done to it.
Is your friend's 2000 SS a manual by chance?
03-09-2010, 06:43 PM
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Guys I know many of you have raced a slp SS before. If that SS is "stock" it shouldnt beat this LT1 that easy. With him having shorties and gears and the extra weight of the SLP package on the SS he should give that SS a Good race if not win.The SS should not "blow by me like I am sitting still". My 95 m6 TA with only a cai and no cat ran neck and neck with my friends 2000 SS. I actually was faster through the 1/8th. He ran 8.9 and I ran 8.8. Not much but still was faster. That SS may have some simple mods done to it.
03-09-2010, 08:10 PM
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I dont think anyone with an LT1 will underestimate the mighty LS1 if they know much about their big brother. But the stock LS1's around here run about the same as the LT1's in the 1/8th with about a 3-5 tenths difference in the 1/4. An LT1 can make up a few tenths with longtubes and CAI making the race REAL close in the 1/4 and beatn it threw the 1/8th.
With all that being said I know the LS1 is by far the better motor but most LT1 owners live for driving a underestimated under-dog car with the rare chance to see the look on the LS1 owners face when they see an LT1 pulling away. Its no big deal to lose to an LS1, they are supposed to win, but it sucks to be the LS1 owner who just got his *** kicked by an out-dated LT1!!
03-09-2010, 08:52 PM
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Fiberglass hood? Thats not much for weight savings. The bigger sway bars will make that back up. No his was an A4.
I dont think anyone with an LT1 will underestimate the mighty LS1 if they know much about their big brother. But the stock LS1's around here run about the same as the LT1's in the 1/8th with about a 3-5 tenths difference in the 1/4. An LT1 can make up a few tenths with longtubes and CAI making the race REAL close in the 1/4 and beatn it threw the 1/8th.
I dont think anyone with an LT1 will underestimate the mighty LS1 if they know much about their big brother. But the stock LS1's around here run about the same as the LT1's in the 1/8th with about a 3-5 tenths difference in the 1/4. An LT1 can make up a few tenths with longtubes and CAI making the race REAL close in the 1/4 and beatn it threw the 1/8th.
It's a considerable weight difference between steel and FG. The SS sway bars are 2mm larger in diameter than the z28 sway bars, which is barely registrable on the scales. We're talking about a difference of 100 HP and a weight difference which is considerable, with an iron block vs an aluminum block, the weight game is a poor excuse unless you have the car really stripped down.
The guys who drive LS1's where you're at must be awful drivers man, stock for stock there's an average of a second between LT and LS, if the drivers are on equal terms.
With all that being said I know the LS1 is by far the better motor but most LT1 owners live for driving a underestimated under-dog car with the rare chance to see the look on the LS1 owners face when they see an LT1 pulling away. Its no big deal to lose to an LS1, they are supposed to win, but it sucks to be the LS1 owner who just got his *** kicked by an out-dated LT1!!
03-09-2010, 10:18 PM
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Hey OP, do some mild weight reduction of about 200lbs, get a 3,000 stall, get some more bolt-ons with a tune and Scorpion 3/8 1.7rrs. You are going to beat him without a Cam or nitrous. Trust me I been in your shoes
03-10-2010, 03:38 AM
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hey drew, just let your friend get his drag radials put on, and keep racing him. he may keep winning, but by the time he wears out the drag radials, he will blow his rear axle apart, and then you can laugh your *** off at him while he is walking because its a $1k dollar repair bill to fix that if its a simple break. trust me, i know, ive broken 5 of them. Manual transmission cars eat up rear ends much faster than the autos do. auto with stall with soak up enough power to lessen the hit on the gears. manual is not as forgiving. just give it time. not a matter of if, just a when.....
03-10-2010, 04:26 AM
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S60 here. but that is big money, and takes time for them to fab up your order, so that means more down time. took me 6 weeks to get mine. was forever! Hey Merv, i see you are in iraq. i am too. how you likin it?
03-10-2010, 04:39 AM
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Man, i can go to a scrap yard and pull a distributor from a 73 camaro and it will still work flawless. I have never had issues with the old school distributor, now the opti? Man, i see so many people like me that had so many issues and i see others that swear by them, in the end, the half of us that hate them had issues and the older setups do not.
Hate them forever, LOL.
Hate them forever, LOL.
The vented system is obviously a good one, I would wager if it was given 1/10th of the care of even an HEI ignition system (like a new/cleaned vent tube every couple of years), it would last 10 times as long as that '73. Probably outlive the gear drive too. BTW, I gave that Opti to a guy building some sort of off road buggy and I bet he got a lot of service out of it.
03-10-2010, 05:41 AM
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He's chillin at the firehouse haha. What base are you at? im here as well
03-10-2010, 08:22 AM
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All the bolt ons and some driving to hang but he'll probably still pull you up top. A cam to beat stock one. Once he starts modding good luck...and yes years ago I owned a full bolt on Lt1 and a good buddy had a stock LS1 so im not talking outta my *** 