General LS engine question
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General LS engine question I have been trying to research the answer to this, and I can't find it...
In the LS powered cars I have been in/driven, when you hit full throttle you get this wall of power, and then a very linear sort of feel up to red line..
Now in turbo charged cars, or smaller displacement engined car you can get that mean whip up to the top. That feeling you see, of ever increasing power until somewhere near redline..Granted its not as much power generally under the curve to the top, etc. But the feeling, I love that feeling. I am a turbo fiend, and the feeling is what motivates me. However I have decided on a project where I will not be able to turbo charge the LS, it wont fit real nice at all.
Can I somehow replicate that feeling in a NA LS powered car, or is it pretty much not possible?
Just to clarify, I don't mean to say, can I make a LS powered car feel like a turbo charged car without a turbo..
What I mean is to get the engine to have that real peaky power feeling. Make the LS engine like a race like, twitchy engine.. Similar to the way a BMW S54 engine behaves. Where the engine is just begging you to take her to redline and reward you up top for it.. maybe a good cam would do that? I really have no experience with LS engine besides a few vettes and GTO's my friends have let me drive.
I think I could squeeze a supercharger in. WOuld a centrifugal type charger give me that feeling I am after?
WEll, thanks in advance for any help you guys can give me, hope the question makes sense.
In the LS powered cars I have been in/driven, when you hit full throttle you get this wall of power, and then a very linear sort of feel up to red line..
Now in turbo charged cars, or smaller displacement engined car you can get that mean whip up to the top. That feeling you see, of ever increasing power until somewhere near redline..Granted its not as much power generally under the curve to the top, etc. But the feeling, I love that feeling. I am a turbo fiend, and the feeling is what motivates me. However I have decided on a project where I will not be able to turbo charge the LS, it wont fit real nice at all.
Can I somehow replicate that feeling in a NA LS powered car, or is it pretty much not possible?
Just to clarify, I don't mean to say, can I make a LS powered car feel like a turbo charged car without a turbo..
What I mean is to get the engine to have that real peaky power feeling. Make the LS engine like a race like, twitchy engine.. Similar to the way a BMW S54 engine behaves. Where the engine is just begging you to take her to redline and reward you up top for it.. maybe a good cam would do that? I really have no experience with LS engine besides a few vettes and GTO's my friends have let me drive.
I think I could squeeze a supercharger in. WOuld a centrifugal type charger give me that feeling I am after?
WEll, thanks in advance for any help you guys can give me, hope the question makes sense.
Get some worked 5.3 heads, and a 224 or 228 cam and you will have power all over the power band. While it is true the LS motors really pull up top, the midrange and low end is great even in stock form. If you throw a huge cam in it, like an ms4 or anything higher than a 234+ it will have most of its power up top. Drive one and you will see.
OH, Yes you can there are so many different combinations you can go w/the LS-1 you will have to do some research to find out what would work for you in the LS-1 internal/external section.
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Thanks alot guys for all your comments. Sounds like the project will be a go then.
