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View Poll Results: Given the choice - would you take an LS1 or LT1?
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04-25-2004, 03:17 AM
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The great LT1 vs LS1 debate....
There ya go..
Let's have contributions.
If given the choice between the LT1 and LS1... which would it be - and why?
Please feel free to use personal experience, real and internet research, anectdotes and even good old personal opinion.
Have at it
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04-25-2004, 05:00 AM
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Well as said before I have driven both in Camaro's and the LT1 felt as if it had more TQ/low end power.
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04-25-2004, 05:42 AM
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Maybe a poll would be good...
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04-25-2004, 01:06 PM
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with 0 money spent on modification, i choose the LS1. nothing wrong with more power, and better efficiancy to start off with.... oh, and its faster, unless the magazines, and GM decided to make a car go slower then its immediate predisessor.
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04-25-2004, 03:13 PM
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Me, I voted for the LT1 because I loved this motor in my Impala SS 1995. I never carried out repair with this motor. Currently this is my brother that has my former SS and the motor always goes great well.
1996 Caprice/Impala SS - Engines (LT1)
5.7 Liter SFI V8 Engine (LT1)
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04-26-2004, 11:56 AM
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Sadly, I can't compare the two with first hand driving experience. I have owned an LS1, but never an LT1. I have sat passenger in a friends C4 and down low it seems to have more torque than the LS1, but the LS1, to me at least, pulls harder when it gets in the meat and potatoes of the RPM band. Hard for me to really say though since sitting passenger in a car has a completely different sensation than driving one.
RC, which would you choose and why?
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04-26-2004, 12:36 PM
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minacious, look for the member named 'nocturn' and check his replies in some of the other threads in this section... he was 'highjacking' them a bit... but i think that will clear things up
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04-26-2004, 01:22 PM
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Yep - I chose the LS1 - my reason - if it is half as nasty as the LS6 it can still only be good....
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04-27-2004, 09:20 PM
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Rc ever drive an LT1/4/5 vette?
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04-27-2004, 09:34 PM
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Forget the Camaros! I have driven both the LT1 and LS1 corvettes. I've owned both and would choose the LS1 any day over the older less powerful LT1. It seems smoother, more reliable, better milage, and more powerufl. In my opinion, the LS1 makes the LT1 obsolite. 8)
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04-27-2004, 09:46 PM
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Ls1- aluminum rather then iron and higher output wins every time.
My car is an l98 though, so Id be happy with either.
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04-27-2004, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nocturn
Rc ever drive an LT1/4/5 vette?
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Have driven an LT4 auto and a 94 LT5. The LT4 felt less brutal than both the LS1 and the LS6. The very brief LT5 run proved the engine is very capable - and pulls very well - but in light of the $4000 LS6(price for a long block crate from GM) , the performance of the LT5 does not justify it's price...
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04-28-2004, 12:28 AM
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Have driven an LT4 auto and a 94 LT5. The LT4 felt less brutal than both the LS1 and the LS6. The very brief LT5 run proved the engine is very capable - and pulls very well - but in light of the $4000 LS6(price for a long block crate from GM) , the performance of the LT5 does not justify it's price...
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except for the few who own them the guy i know with one paid 77,000 for his back in 95.... and drives it hard everyday its on the road... he hasnt done extensive modifications, but seems that he is runing about 450ish @ the wheels.
i love this motor, and why i think its the best vette yet
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04-28-2004, 12:37 AM
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It doesn't take much (except a little money ) to get 450ish-rwhp from an LS6 either...
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04-28-2004, 12:42 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^god i love vettes
today i found a 91' C4 with new intake, exhaust, and cam for 12,000..... soooo tempting, but i dont think i could afford the insurance... i should try and test drive it i think...
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