Why build/keep an LT1?
Originally Posted by slow95
because you can't go 8.00s like Rick with a stock block ls1. Plus stock for stock the ls1 are not much faster considering the cylinder head from the factory out flows an lt1 by far. Put a good head on the lt1 and say bye bye!
Steven Fereday, also local guy here, went 7.9s on a 398 LS1 built by LME
Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
The chances of anyone in this section of going 8's is slim to none. Lets at least give realistic reasons.
I have known Rick a few years, I knew him when he was converting that car from a very potent deep 9 sec 396/Nitrous car to the turbo set up. The cost alone is more than most people can afford/willing to spend, you could easily spend $100K+ trying to duplicate that car/race set up with the trailer, tools, spare parts, motors, glides, slicks and so on. Isnt cheap.
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Now mind you I love my LS1, but the LT1 has such a deep, mean rumble even at idle that my car will NEVER carry. It's got that sick, "I'm going to rip your f*cking head off and shart down your throat* tone to it.
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i love my 95.
driving a lt1 is like getting punched in the face by mike tyson wearing cinder blocks for gloves.
i love both the lt1 and ls1 and here soon will own one of each.
at the end of the day we all drive either vettes or fbods and should be happy we dont drive some shitbox rice mobile with a wing and fart can and random stickers and neons on/in it with the far off thought that it will run 10s with a homemade CAI and a "highflow muffler"
driving a lt1 is like getting punched in the face by mike tyson wearing cinder blocks for gloves.
i love both the lt1 and ls1 and here soon will own one of each.
at the end of the day we all drive either vettes or fbods and should be happy we dont drive some shitbox rice mobile with a wing and fart can and random stickers and neons on/in it with the far off thought that it will run 10s with a homemade CAI and a "highflow muffler"
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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
The chances of anyone in this section of going 8's is slim to none. Lets at least give realistic reasons.
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
I thought you knew some of the people better LOL! I see Tony and a few others make you eat those words
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BTW less than 1% of the people on this board will do 8's or even 9's. Do the math. It's not even some people goals to go that fast and why should it be. Nothing wrong with having a 11 second LT1 which is pretty obtainable unless youre the tard that tried to do it with a vert (refering to myself)
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Bottom line LT1's and LS1's are bad ****'s and ford knows it from 93-97 the LT1 owned the GT's 97- 2002 LS1 took over with the spankin. Don't get me wrong there are some bad mustangs out there. You know the funny thing is how LT1's are pounded on all the time. You'll here the some dude with an 03 or newer Gt or a cobra saying how he spanked an LT1 (stock for stock). You know paying almost $30,000 plus for a car I would really hope that car would beat a 10 year old car. All is fair in love and racing 
my dad laughed his *** off when i spanked an 04 gt at the track that still had the paper tags on it the first time ever i went to the track on street tires with only a flowmaster cat back
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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
OK so just to be clear....
,,,,I plan on driving my car over 100 miles to the track and running a 9 second pass with it and driving it home
and NO I am NOT kidding
,,,,I plan on driving my car over 100 miles to the track and running a 9 second pass with it and driving it home
and NO I am NOT kidding
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
OK so just to be clear....
,,,,I plan on driving my car over 100 miles to the track and running a 9 second pass with it and driving it home
and NO I am NOT kidding
,,,,I plan on driving my car over 100 miles to the track and running a 9 second pass with it and driving it home
and NO I am NOT kidding
Because it looks like this
I mean, c'mon... LT1 TA's look killer IMO. Sleak lines, agressive, but not overkill
like the LS1 body styles.......... Just my 2 Cents
Plus GMMG+LT's+Cam+LT1 = audible sex.
(nothing against you LS1 guys! )
I mean, c'mon... LT1 TA's look killer IMO. Sleak lines, agressive, but not overkill
like the LS1 body styles.......... Just my 2 Cents
Plus GMMG+LT's+Cam+LT1 = audible sex.
(nothing against you LS1 guys! )
Originally Posted by BRETTINATOR
I like being the underdog
Redneck put it best, I don't care if it's an LT, LS or Mustang, hotrodding is hotrodding at the end of the day. When mine blew the engine 2 yrs ago and sat their dormant while I pondered & saved I considered a black WS6 T/A but PEPPE was sentimental in that my Mom went shopping with me 5 yrs ago when I bought it...so I decided to fix it up. She loves riding to Sonic in the revived beast now, nothing like 500 N/A ponies to the ground in an LT1
I have nothing against LS1s though...
Redneck put it best, I don't care if it's an LT, LS or Mustang, hotrodding is hotrodding at the end of the day. When mine blew the engine 2 yrs ago and sat their dormant while I pondered & saved I considered a black WS6 T/A but PEPPE was sentimental in that my Mom went shopping with me 5 yrs ago when I bought it...so I decided to fix it up. She loves riding to Sonic in the revived beast now, nothing like 500 N/A ponies to the ground in an LT1
I have nothing against LS1s though...
Sounds familair!
Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
BTW less than 1% of the people on this board will do 8's or even 9's. Do the math. It's not even some people goals to go that fast and why should it be. Nothing wrong with having a 11 second LT1 which is pretty obtainable unless youre the tard that tried to do it with a vert (refering to myself)
*********DISCLAIMER i AM IN NO WAY SAYING A VERT CANT PUT GOOD TIMES DOWN AND I SUPPORT ANY ENGINE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DEDICATE HARD WORK AND MONEY TO****************
*********DISCLAIMER i AM IN NO WAY SAYING A VERT CANT PUT GOOD TIMES DOWN AND I SUPPORT ANY ENGINE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DEDICATE HARD WORK AND MONEY TO****************
Originally Posted by slow95
because you can't go 8.00s like Rick with a stock block ls1. Plus stock for stock the ls1 are not much faster considering the cylinder head from the factory out flows an lt1 by far. Put a good head on the lt1 and say bye bye!
how bout 7's? or u know what, how bout a 6.xx (Casper)
as for ur heads theory
for u