most power?
most power? just wondering what's the most power one could get out of an LT1-4... 383, 396... either way, what's the most horse power with out using any nitrous, turbo, or super charged
Advanced Induction has several customers out there making 500+ at the wheels through LT1 heads and intakes, few of them even automatic transmissions. Bench racers will tell you that you need to use more expensive and often less effective parts though.
Two of them are 383s and make enough torque that with great suspension are tough to launch, like putting lead in the nose of a car to keep it down on those 9 second NA runs.
Two of them are 383s and make enough torque that with great suspension are tough to launch, like putting lead in the nose of a car to keep it down on those 9 second NA runs.
I have seen a 0.60 over LT4 run 9.88. It had a stock throttle body, ported heads and intake, and .525 lift cam. That is far from a maxed out LT4. I really don't think that we have seen what these motors can do yet. Especially when there are non-stroked LT1's in the 9.5's.The biggest problem with this section of the forum is that it tends to dumb down the LT1 by setting a very low level of expectations.
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no id never use cast since wen i do it after i build it ill be sprayin alot but just lik keepin it a low budget build id be usin lloyds le1 or le1 budget heads the cam would be comp cams xfi 280/288 .576/.570 1.6 rr ported intake 58mm throttle body. i no it doesnt sound to budget but it actaully is lol
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Well for starters, $300 is going to be gone right off the bat for LTs to replace those mids heh. Then another $300~ for a tune. So now you're already down to $3400. With all the essentials you'll need for that motor, to be reliable and handle that size of spray you want, I think you're looking at 400~hp. If you go with an LE2 setup, that's $1650 for the heads and cam, which excludes intake work.
Also keep in mind you're GOING to snap your rear end :\
Also keep in mind you're GOING to snap your rear end :\
Well for starters, $300 is going to be gone right off the bat for LTs to replace those mids heh. Then another $300~ for a tune. So now you're already down to $3400. With all the essentials you'll need for that motor, to be reliable and handle that size of spray you want, I think you're looking at 400~hp. If you go with an LE2 setup, that's $1650 for the heads and cam, which excludes intake work.
Also keep in mind you're GOING to snap your rear end :\
Also keep in mind you're GOING to snap your rear end :\
Header length hurts torque more than HP, low end torque to be specific.
You can make 500 hp with shorties MANY have done it.
With a $4000 budget its gonna be hard. Freshen the stock bottom end, rings,rods,mains,oil pump.
Ai or LE top end package and a tune will get ya close, you can make 450 with a good tune that way. But ya gotta have all the supporting stuff.
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