advice for buying a lt1 camaro
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The optispark is actually a super accurate system. It's placement under the water pump gives it a bad rep. Many stockers last 150k or more miles. I'm biased so I would go LT1. My buddy has an LS1 TA and I have a a few more mods than him and were pretty damn even. The LS aftermarket is huge though.
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I had a LS1 car before and got a LT1 car not too long ago. Surprisingly red light to red light there is little to no difference in power. MY LS1 had a lid, catback only my LT1 has headers, and catback with a ram air hood and ram air setup like the 96+ trans am. Even on the highway when u hit it there is not a HUGE difference between the two. LS1 ran smoother, cooler, and was great on high rpm highway runs 4k+. I would take a clean LT1 car rather than a beatup LS1 car. U can make either one fast. For 4k though it will be rough, I have never seen a clean LT1 for that price. They are ragged, dirty, dented up, overall rough. For a clean LT1 I say $4500 is bottom dollar price, minus some deals here and there.
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The optispark is actually a super accurate system. It's placement under the water pump gives it a bad rep. Many stockers last 150k or more miles. I'm biased so I would go LT1. My buddy has an LS1 TA and I have a a few more mods than him and were pretty damn even. The LS aftermarket is huge though.
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LS all day man....
if you can afford it its the way to go. No opti, 50-60 more HP/Q stock, alum block, better brakes, steering shaft, computer, etc etc
most of the LTx issues were fixed with the LSx.....not to say that LS's dont have problems, but prolly half of what LT1's do.
****, buy a decent LS car, M6.....get LT's, exhaust, gears, and a cam/springs, lid, tune and your close if not over 400rwhp.
if you can afford it its the way to go. No opti, 50-60 more HP/Q stock, alum block, better brakes, steering shaft, computer, etc etc
most of the LTx issues were fixed with the LSx.....not to say that LS's dont have problems, but prolly half of what LT1's do.
****, buy a decent LS car, M6.....get LT's, exhaust, gears, and a cam/springs, lid, tune and your close if not over 400rwhp.
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Listen to the majority here. the money you save on the Lt1 car will thrown back into it 2 fold just in regular maintenance and upgrades to get the horsepower of a lightly modded Ls1. I like mine alot but the Ls1 didn't come in the C4 body style.
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"Id take a clean LT1 over a beat to **** LS1." - I agree 110%
LS1 cars have their issues, That power steering cooler thing leaks into the radiator, igniton coils, when they go bad you get to buy 8 of em, about the same price as an opti.
If you like nitrous doesnt one of the ls1's cylinders hate it? #7 or something?
if I had a choice Id go 6 speed ls1 with a vortec or procharger, LM2 catback, and leave the rest bone stock, manifolds, cats... everything. keep the hood shut after that and work on appearance.
Dont hate on the old lt1 though, least its not a 4.6L
LS1 cars have their issues, That power steering cooler thing leaks into the radiator, igniton coils, when they go bad you get to buy 8 of em, about the same price as an opti.
If you like nitrous doesnt one of the ls1's cylinders hate it? #7 or something?
if I had a choice Id go 6 speed ls1 with a vortec or procharger, LM2 catback, and leave the rest bone stock, manifolds, cats... everything. keep the hood shut after that and work on appearance.
Dont hate on the old lt1 though, least its not a 4.6L
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You can have all the love for the LT1 in the world, and thats fine, but face it the ls1 is a better engine. If your going to sit there and say that a engine thats 4ci smaller, makes more horsepower stock for stock, and is more reliable then the LT1...isnt a better engine then you probably should be in special care. Im talking stock vs stock btw, but even simple bolt on mods and the ls1 is still far ahead of the lt1. You can argue the lt1 makes a better exhaust noise, but the time clock at the track doesnt care about noise, the price you paid for the car or the mods, or what it looks like. I like LT1 engines, but Im not so infactuated with them that I cant accept that the LS1 is clearly better.