how do i know I have a ws6 engine?
12-08-2015, 09:31 PM
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how do i know I have a ws6 engine? Im buying a car with ws6 engine swapped into it.
how can i tell if its really from a ws6?
is there a stamping on the heads? or a serial number on the ecu box?
how can i tell if its really from a ws6?
is there a stamping on the heads? or a serial number on the ecu box?
12-08-2015, 09:41 PM
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yes from what i understand, if i have a 00 motor, then i have a ls1 intake manifold. if i have a 01 or 02 motor then i have a ls6 intake manifold.
correct?
is that what you meant?
correct?
is that what you meant?
12-08-2015, 09:59 PM
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So to check:
ls6 intake, flat under portion of the intake manifold.
ls1 intake, bubbled shape under portion of the intake manifold
correct?
and to check for 241 heads, is there as stamp on the casting somewhere?
ls6 intake, flat under portion of the intake manifold.
ls1 intake, bubbled shape under portion of the intake manifold
correct?
and to check for 241 heads, is there as stamp on the casting somewhere?
12-09-2015, 12:43 AM
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The lower air box is different, but this is part of the radiator core support and not really part of the engine.
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12-09-2015, 08:49 AM
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12-09-2015, 09:01 PM
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this website says I'm correct.
half way down the page there is a picture of two Ls intake manifolds, under the photo it says the ls6 manifold is flat.
http://www.lsxtv.com/tech-stories/en...ake-manifolds/
anyone searching in the future. may use.
half way down the page there is a picture of two Ls intake manifolds, under the photo it says the ls6 manifold is flat.
http://www.lsxtv.com/tech-stories/en...ake-manifolds/
anyone searching in the future. may use.
12-09-2015, 09:25 PM
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this website says I'm correct.
half way down the page there is a picture of two Ls intake manifolds, under the photo it says the ls6 manifold is flat.
http://www.lsxtv.com/tech-stories/en...ake-manifolds/
anyone searching in the future. may use.
half way down the page there is a picture of two Ls intake manifolds, under the photo it says the ls6 manifold is flat.
http://www.lsxtv.com/tech-stories/en...ake-manifolds/
anyone searching in the future. may use.
12-09-2015, 11:21 PM
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"Intake" usually means intake manifold, or at least that's the most common application for the term in my 20+ years in this hobby. I guess one could argue that the air lid is a type of intake as well but I would call that a lid or air box, not an intake. Calling the lower air box an "intake" is misleading and can be quite confusing for those who may not know better - especially when speaking of the engine only, since the lower air box is actually part of the radiator core support and not an item that would typically come with a pull-out/drop-out engine swap.
12-11-2015, 11:16 PM
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The best way to answer the question.
You will not ever be able to tell by looking at the engine if it came from a ws6. It could have come from a camaro, there is also no way to know.
And what everyone is trying to explain here is that there is only two "different" I use that term loosely, ls1 engines from 98-02.
98-00 will have an egr port in the intake manifold.
01-02 will have no port in the intake manifold
(Placement right after the throttle body)
01-02 came with a slightly less aggressive camshaft
But honestly the difference is not noticeable.
.03 lift less than a 2000 camshaft (something like that)
98 camaro and Pontiac ls1 came with slightly smaller piston skirts, but that's not even something you can see
That's pretty much it!
So the last two things I said basically mean nothing, all that matters is you have an ls1 from another ls1 car. That is it!
Is it possible the car is a 1998 that you're looking at buying?
You will not ever be able to tell by looking at the engine if it came from a ws6. It could have come from a camaro, there is also no way to know.
And what everyone is trying to explain here is that there is only two "different" I use that term loosely, ls1 engines from 98-02.
98-00 will have an egr port in the intake manifold.
01-02 will have no port in the intake manifold
(Placement right after the throttle body)
01-02 came with a slightly less aggressive camshaft
But honestly the difference is not noticeable.
.03 lift less than a 2000 camshaft (something like that)
98 camaro and Pontiac ls1 came with slightly smaller piston skirts, but that's not even something you can see
That's pretty much it!
So the last two things I said basically mean nothing, all that matters is you have an ls1 from another ls1 car. That is it!
Is it possible the car is a 1998 that you're looking at buying?