1996 Trans Am
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Originally Posted by 777
maybe i underestimate the lt1 too much...it just seems like if yall start out with a lot less hp...
you do. but don't worry, you're not alone. A ton of other people also dismiss LT1s as shitty motors.
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oh well...i'm ready to start on my project and see how i fair...my friend is lazy so he will prolly never get his car tuned...haha i should manage alright if he is only running a 13.6 @ 105 right...2000 t/a ws6 true duals
Originally Posted by 777
how did you manage a 12.868 with only intake and exhaust...seems like quite a quick time for your mods....maybe i underestimate the lt1 too much...it just seems like if yall start out with a lot less hp...then you should be quite a bit slower than an ls1 with the same supporting mods....
For Long Tubes, intake and exhaust thats about what it should be running if its a six speed. Its not hard to get a full bolt on LT1 to run 12.5s on tires.
He is really wasting is time if he does not get that thing tuned. After I first built my Vette, I ran it at the track on a real shitty tune. I talked with Alvin at PCMforless and had him do a mail order tune for me. On my first run I lost 1.2 seconds and gained over 10 mph in the quarter. And It just keeps getting faster 
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haha yeah i don't doubt it....they guy he bought it from estimated like 475rwhp and mid 11's...is that possible with that setup....the hp that is...you've already explained the e.t. that seems high to me...but obviously it is not getting anything near that since the guy never tuned it...by the way i thought it was bad to run your car hard without a tune...with a fairly large cam and heads... 
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Originally Posted by Bizzzatch350
For Long Tubes, intake and exhaust thats about what it should be running if its a six speed. Its not hard to get a full bolt on LT1 to run 12.5s on tires.
me...except for this guy who will most liekly beat me 
