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Timj 02 camaro z28 04-30-2012 08:58 AM

what is high miles on a Ls1
 
How many miles is a lot for a Ls1 engine and how long can you race them on a 1/4 mile mine has 64,000

simplysix 04-30-2012 10:24 AM

Not really any way to answer this. Mileage isn't the problem, it's wear. I engine with 50k miles could easily be in worse shape than a motor with 100K. Just depends on where/how it was driven, how it was maintained, was it ever sprayed or boosted, did someone tune it that didn't know what they were doing, etc..

Nathan C 04-30-2012 10:47 AM

64,000 is nothing as long as it wasn't beaten to death. Many people here have cars woth over 150k miles.

T3X_SS 04-30-2012 11:23 AM

My 01 SS has 130K and im about to install heads and cam

LS WON A4 04-30-2012 11:52 AM

My '98 Z28 has 160k+ miles and is all original and still runs strong! As long as it's not been abused and dogged without maintenance 60k miles definitely isn't something to scoff at!

RPM WS6 04-30-2012 01:03 PM

64k is well below average, and doesn't even come close to fitting in the "high mileage" category for a 10 year old car.

LS WON A4 04-30-2012 03:52 PM

Going off the 12,000 miles per year average my 160k miles is still a little short of average. :funny:

StuntmanMike 04-30-2012 07:29 PM

I picked mine up with around 65k on it almost 5 years ago, and I'm at 117k now and she runs great.

In fact, I'm just now thinking I want to get into some moreserious mods, with long tubes and a new torque converter.

S8ER95Z 05-01-2012 11:58 AM

153k here... Daily driven.

conan 05-01-2012 12:09 PM

I pulled the 5.3L out of my yukon xl this winter due to a failing oil pump. The engine had 221,xxx miles on it. The cylinder walls still had cross hatches in them, I had the block honed and threw in a set of piston rings, lifters, oil pump, and timing chain. I REUSED :devil: the original rod and main bearings. They looked and mic'ed perfect. I have about 14,000 miles since the "rebuild" and have no doubt this truck will go 300,000 - 350,000 miles. These motors are beasts if you take care of them.

blknSS 05-01-2012 08:39 PM

lol, i have 54,xxx mile on mine now. If thats too many miles to get into it a couple times a month im in trouble.....lol.

I think you'll be ok as long as the motor is healthy for a motor with 64,xxx miles on it.

senicalj4579 05-01-2012 08:42 PM

I have 108k on mine. Broke into 11s stock internal bolton only last year and doing heads and cam very soon.

1999transamls1 05-01-2012 09:10 PM

175k with some bolt ons and still running strong

chaman 05-01-2012 09:16 PM

Im around the 99,800 mark right now. Im planning a cake at 100,000 to celebrate.

ds98formula 05-01-2012 10:27 PM

147k here and cam sitting in my room for install at the end of the month.

98NOOBz28 05-02-2012 01:41 AM

I just bought a 98 z28 with 177k miles "supposedly" engine was swapped a while back but idk I'm kinda new but any way to telling if it was swapped or not?

Ballzee 05-02-2012 07:39 AM


Originally Posted by chaman (Post 16263335)
Im around the 99,800 mark right now. Im planning a cake at 100,000 to celebrate.

sound like fun

boostit5.3 05-02-2012 12:03 PM

my buddy has a 2001 ws6 with 160k he's been spraying it racing it for about a year now about to put a .609 lift cam and springs in it. if you do stuff right they will last its all in the tune

TransAmWS.6 05-02-2012 08:33 PM

64k is not high miles by any means, but it's been proven time and time again that higher mileage LS based motors 90k-100k+ are capable of taking some abuse. Just take a look into the Nitrous and Forced induction sections on here. I've seen quite a few guys pick up cheap, higher mileage, 5.3, 4.8, LS1, LQ4 shortblocks and spray or boost them to the moon and they're able to take the abuse quite well.

Marios_98z 05-02-2012 11:19 PM

Mine has 167k all stock supposedly rebuilt feels great good power!


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