LT1 hate or just stupidity?
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LT1 hate or just stupidity?
Anyone remember that 385CI LT1 I dyno'd recently?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...ock-heads.html
I offered a buddy deal of $2500-2800 to a friend that blew up his engine in an airboat that previously had a SBC 383 with milled stock steel heads in it for high compression.
That guy acted like I was trying to sell him a giant pile of dog ****. People really hate LT1s. I was trying to help him out as duck season is running out and he won't be able to use his airboat this year if he has to build a new engine. That LT1 I have is complete ready to go (just needs a coil and air filter) and would cost over $6,000 to duplicate. I don't even really want to sell the engine since I'm putting it into that drag Camaro to learn in.
I don't know if it is just LT1 hate this guy has or just lack of knowledge, anyone have any LT1 hate experiences?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...ock-heads.html
I offered a buddy deal of $2500-2800 to a friend that blew up his engine in an airboat that previously had a SBC 383 with milled stock steel heads in it for high compression.
That guy acted like I was trying to sell him a giant pile of dog ****. People really hate LT1s. I was trying to help him out as duck season is running out and he won't be able to use his airboat this year if he has to build a new engine. That LT1 I have is complete ready to go (just needs a coil and air filter) and would cost over $6,000 to duplicate. I don't even really want to sell the engine since I'm putting it into that drag Camaro to learn in.
I don't know if it is just LT1 hate this guy has or just lack of knowledge, anyone have any LT1 hate experiences?
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There is a lot of LT1 hate on a local site I am on.
People seem to forget that the LT1 was designed 8 years before the LS1.
Even if the optispark was designed better, you cant make everyone happy.
It doesnt help that LSx applications are insanely cheap. I would 5.3lsx my car in a heartbeat if I had the money.
People seem to forget that the LT1 was designed 8 years before the LS1.
Even if the optispark was designed better, you cant make everyone happy.
It doesnt help that LSx applications are insanely cheap. I would 5.3lsx my car in a heartbeat if I had the money.
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its kinda depressing for us lt1 guys, I notice it all the time. Your only hope is to build a badass lt1 and shut um up. the Ls1 is still a better motor I think we all know that but we definitely get hated on, and it seems to me imports get more respect than the lt1
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Yea after I learn how to drive that drag car build a nasty turbo setup and just keep telling people it is a SBC. Mine runs a rear distributor anyways so I might be able to fool them.
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people want the newer stuff. you can buy them for cheap out of a junkyard in running condition. they are fairly easy to work on in terms of o-rings on the intake and stuff like that. you can put a cam in one and make 400rwhp. what i still dont care for is the cost of a standard rebuild. its still kinda pricey compared to a sbc/LT1.
the LT1 has recieved a reputation of killing optisparks. everything that goes wrong with an LT1 is always blamed on the opti. opti opti opti.
the LT1 has recieved a reputation of killing optisparks. everything that goes wrong with an LT1 is always blamed on the opti. opti opti opti.
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people want the newer stuff. you can buy them for cheap out of a junkyard in running condition. they are fairly easy to work on in terms of o-rings on the intake and stuff like that. you can put a cam in one and make 400rwhp. what i still dont care for is the cost of a standard rebuild. its still kinda pricey compared to a sbc/LT1.
the LT1 has recieved a reputation of killing optisparks. everything that goes wrong with an LT1 is always blamed on the opti. opti opti opti.
the LT1 has recieved a reputation of killing optisparks. everything that goes wrong with an LT1 is always blamed on the opti. opti opti opti.
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This is the number one reason for the step-child treatment of the LT1. Gen I or Gen II motors require a shitload of work to put an honest 400 to the ground. An LS1 requires nothing more than buying the car and paying someone else to install a cam and your a contender at any hangout spot.
2. The motors are expensive
3. The parts are expensive
I understand that the LS series motors are an improvement over LT and SBC, but not everybody has that much to shell out.
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Dang he passed up a hell of a deal. Most people are out for the newer shiny stuff though.
I have passed up a couple good deals on some LS motors just because of some of the reasons Catmaigne listed.
I have passed up a couple good deals on some LS motors just because of some of the reasons Catmaigne listed.
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I like the fact i have a lt1 over a ls1 i like playing the underdog but thats the cool part if i beat a ls motor I brag my *** off . If i lose i can say oh well the lt1 gave it a nice try . Lose in a ls1 and everyone says damn guy can drive worth crap ! LOL
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No wonder he ain't a mechanic anymore.
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I'd say ignorance, but having said that I'm not sure where you guys are getting your prices from but LS1s are not that expensive. Especially if you go a 5.3 or 4.8 route.
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And I don't agree that the LSx is a better engine, it just has way better heads stock and ported than the LTx platform. If a person is willing to spend the money to convert a good set of 18*, 15* or SB 2.2 heads then you can meet or exceed the hp/tq of a LSx.