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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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All bets are off when the heads come off. LT1's can make power too, just like an LSX. We can run the old school heads with some machine work but the fact is we choose not too.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CaribooLou
I love my LT1, I think my ***** is bigger than it would be if I drove an LS1
LOL. Awesome..I like being the underdog. My whip gets it on and that's all I care about!
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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I just can't stand the way the LS1 camaro's look.
Ever see them without a nice hood and/or wheels? :puke:
Also, The interior is generic and feels "cavalier" ish.

I will own an LS1 when I am done with my LT1 but If I find a nice low mile LT1 I wouldn't mind another one.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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I like the look and sounds of LT1's better but I had to go LS1 b/c of the after market.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Ive had a few of each and I just picked up a 94 Formula with a 383 LT4 set up and a supercharger for a daily driver. I would have paid almost twice the price for an LSx combo like this. Thumbs up for the reasonably priced LT1 F-bodies.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by burnzilla
I just can't stand the way the LS1 camaro's look.
Ever see them without a nice hood and/or wheels? :puke:
Also, The interior is generic and feels "cavalier" ish.

I will own an LS1 when I am done with my LT1 but If I find a nice low mile LT1 I wouldn't mind another one.
I second that. Not a fan of the fish-eye headlights or interior..although it does have a better cup holder then ours..
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Nope, mine comes with the 97-99 interior (well T/A interior at least) and I got 2 cup holders
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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See I bought my 00' TA because of the look first, and the engine second because you can always make the LT1 faster than it is stock and spend the same, if not less money. But then again.. there was a reason they switched it to the LS1 and you wont see me complaining haha.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbadblack93z
I like my LT1 because it was practically free.
Same situation here. Mines super budget oriented. I already have a money pit LS1 car.

Originally Posted by bigbadblack93z
Screw all this underdog, etc. If you come to play, bring the biggest stick and the LT1 is not the best of the 2 starting points when it comes to building an all out motor.
I agree, but if you want the, "biggest stick" why not start with a BBC? Obviously it's a preference thing. People like to make it seem like what they have is better than other things. It's human nature.

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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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Pfft...what....LT1 is clearly better....LS1's just suck *****.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by taner
i will line up against any ls out there
I bet you would...but unfortunately to say, SAM's 6 speed 900+ hp 6 speed F-Body has run 8's. So you can no longer carry that title in your sig man, sorry but the LSx's finally caught up.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by LT1-DAN
For me, any year F-body is family not just the newest ones with the latest drivetrain. I think true F-body fans feel the same.




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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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And so it has come to this.....It used to be The Camaro Vs. The Ta.....Now its to the LT1 Vs. LS1....You need to stop and look at the big picture.....We are all F-bods and with that you should be attacking mustangs or something. Theres enough rice out there for everyone.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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what? are you kidding me the LT1 is a pile of shvt.

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I don't understand the aftermarket for the LT1 i mean... once you start messing with head/cam combos you can make just as much power as an LS

we just need more aftermarket head options and engine packages etc..
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MEAN LT1
All bets are off when the heads come off. LT1's can make power too, just like an LSX. We can run the old school heads with some machine work but the fact is we choose not too.


ya this is what im saying ^^^

I'd take a 383 lt1 with nice heads and cam over a cam/bolton ls1 anyday
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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The biggest draw back on the LT-1 is not having a bowtie or after market block when shooting for "big power". The conventional sbc and the LS1 have the after market blocks and if you convert a traditional sbc to work with LT1/LT4 heads/intake/cooling is it still an LT1?
When making the decision on my turbo motor the conventional sbc(with a Dart block) took the win-Parts availability and price, The ability to handle high compression and boost without lifting the heads (5 bolts per cylinder), cylinder heads aproaching very good conventional bbc flow #'s.
When making a decision on a street/strip car there are some incredible buys out there on LT1 cars just because of the fact that many consider them over shadowed by their LSx brothers. Next car going into my garage is an LT1 F-body. Here she is.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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Had a caprice ever had an lsx motor from the factory, i would have gotten one of them. In my eyes, it seems the only thing the LT1 has is a better sound, i'm not very fond of the LSX exhaust.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by zlover129
I bet you would...but unfortunately to say, SAM's 6 speed 900+ hp 6 speed F-Body has run 8's. So you can no longer carry that title in your sig man, sorry but the LSx's finally caught up.
First, his sig is correct, he is still the fastest LT1 T56 and the SAM car has not gone as fast as his 155mph run AFIK.

Also, our LT1 makes as much power as the SAM car, if it weighed what he does we could go high 8's as well.

Sorry, not trying to be an antagonist, Jud's a good guy and we had to go through a ton more to make the same power, it's way easier to do with the LSx platform, just pointing out...
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Considering you can put the most exotic standard sbc heads on a LT1, ie. Little Chiefs, sb2.2, etc, the LT1 has the potential to make more power than the LSX platform. Then it comes down to when is an LT1 no longer an LT1?
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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wow u guys made me feel better about owning an LT1.I used to have an LS1
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