LS1 vs. LT1
Originally Posted by darrensls1
A little wheel hop has been known to kill these things too. It's definately a crap shoot. There was a guy here a few years ago named the colonel. He was well in the 10's on a similair setup. He ran forever it seemed on his 10 bolt and 3.23's. Now if you put taller gears in the 10 bolt it increases the chance of breaking significantly IMO. So the key is stay with 2.73 or 3.23, always preload the drivetrain and say a little extra prayer in church on Sundays 
Originally Posted by LSWaaa?
i think people need to factor in the fact that an LT1 is 92-97 technology whereas an LS1 is 97-03 technology. its like comparing apples to oranges.
This obviously is not apparent with many people here.
Originally Posted by wrd1972
Originally Posted by LSWaaa?
i think people need to factor in the fact that an LT1 is 92-97 technology whereas an LS1 is 97-03 technology. its like comparing apples to oranges.
This obviously is not apparent with many people here.
i think people need to factor in the fact that an LT1 is 92-97 technology whereas an LS1 is 97-03 technology. its like comparing apples to oranges.
This obviously is not apparent with many people here.
Originally Posted by Captainofiron
QFT. Man this is like the longest LT1 vs. LS1 thread in the history of time that hasnt gotten locked for something
I have had both cars, i do miss the feel, and sound of my LT1. The LS1 is more refined feeling.
Originally Posted by Captainofiron
QFT. Man this is like the longest LT1 vs. LS1 thread in the history of time that hasnt gotten locked for something
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Originally Posted by Captainofiron
Man this is like the longest LT1 vs. LS1 thread in the history of time that hasnt gotten locked for something
No reason to lock it unless it gets out of hand.
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i think people need to factor in the fact that an LT1 is 92-97 technology whereas an LS1 is 97-03 technology. its like comparing apples to oranges.
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Originally Posted by 96redcamaro
yes this is true from the factory obviously. but you got to think of that fact there you can BUY current technology for the LT1.
Originally Posted by Dragframe
I think you need to take a walk over to the forced inductions section... those people building max effort motors... going ALL out seem to prefer the iron block. Im talking 1000 hp up or ls1s taking nasty hits of nitrous.
Originally Posted by Quick1998Z28
No one is talking about max efforts here. aluminum blocks can get you into the 8s.
the 4 bolt per cylinder issue is highly overrated, the iron block has alredy seen over 1500 hp with no sealing issues properly prepared
lifting heads is a tuning/management issue not a 4 bolt per cylinder one
Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
I was thinking about that but why re-invent the wheel? What current technology are you reffering to?
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Originally Posted by NemeSS
the iron block has been proven well into the 7's and even 6's
the 4 bolt per cylinder issue is highly overrated, the iron block has alredy seen over 1500 hp with no sealing issues properly prepared
lifting heads is a tuning/management issue not a 4 bolt per cylinder one
the 4 bolt per cylinder issue is highly overrated, the iron block has alredy seen over 1500 hp with no sealing issues properly prepared
lifting heads is a tuning/management issue not a 4 bolt per cylinder one
But not too many people will argue with this either:
Aluminum > Iron for 900 or less HP applications (for no other reason besides saving weight in the nose).
And if you look at these big power cars you see they are usually big cubed motors. So if someone asks me which is better the LT1's iron block or the LS1's aluminum block I have to say the LS1's aluminum. Because by the time you have enough power to need an iron block you have all ready ditched the stock shortblock and bought a 383, 402, 408, 427, ect. When you do that then whatever you used to have from the factory is now a mute point.
Now lets say you drove the car for 3 years prior to a stroker. I would rather have had aluminum for those 3 years because it saves 100 lbs. of weight and that made me another .1 quicker for those first three years.
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Originally Posted by 96redcamaro
yeah that is true why re-invent the wheel. I was thinking that you can buy current technology for an LT1 when you rebuild it. like heads and cam, and ignition (msd, delteq) and intake (Super Vic) and pistons. etc etc. so I guess.... witch motor has more potential when doing a rebuild. and of couse the LS1 has aluminum. but other than that. ??? . and also still the fact that the LT1 can use nasty gen 1 heads. just a thought. like to see what yall have to say. although I think I already know.
LT1 will always be a winner because it's so cheap to get and you can make decent power with them without going broke. The LS1 is falling into that same class I feel. Not hard to find a used LS1 for a decent price and make some serious power with a nice H/C/I setup. That's why I said why invent the wheel. Depending on your goal both motors and both versions of the Fbody can be had a decent prices so in the end it's about what you want.
I dont think the LT1 time is over but I dont expect anything super revolutionary to come out anytime soon.
