LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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I blew a spark plug out of my head, so i am going to tear it down to check to see no more damage and was thinking of when putting it back together to just switch everything to lt4.. Lt4 intake, LT4 heads and LT4 hotcam kit. I am not looking for a race car. Just looking for soemthing that would be fun to drive and sound good. What you guys think? I am on a little bit of a budget so money factors into it. I have found a great deal on all these parts.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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Really not a good choice but if you found it cheap, whatever.

For example the intake is internally the same as the LT1 no upgrade there.
Best case scenario from that package is 425FLYWHEEL hp and a good package with ported LT1 heads can put more than that to the wheels for similar cost.
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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Really not a good choice but if you found it cheap, whatever.

For example the intake is internally the same as the LT1 no upgrade there.
Best case scenario from that package is 425FLYWHEEL hp and a good package with ported LT1 heads can put more than that to the wheels for similar cost.
^^Agreed, if you've found an LT4 setup cheap, go fo it. I'd check into repairing your head and putting money into port work first though. You more likley to get more performance for you $ by investing in you setup with a good matched cam.
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