You can hit 430 rwhp with a head/cam swap with supporting mods. You can hit 450 hp with a supercharger on an otherwise stock motor.

 

well do you want to beat a Mustang or spank a Mustang. a lt1 will get the job done but ls1 will do it slightly better for a little more money.

 

yeah either way is fine for me. i found a 98 ls1 154 thousand miles. runs goods looks new the owner says. cars looks good has an at trans. he wants 6000 for it. should i buy it or want for another car.

 

Mileage is high, I would try to knock it down more in price.

 

he may take 5500 or 5000 for it. the car looks good other the the miles on it

 

here's what most LS1 guys won't tell you about LT1's: you can get them for about 4 grand. after that, a good cold air intake, exhaust and port and polish job gets you 400-420 hp (as quoted from the jan issue of car craft). now you add a nice cam, find an LS1 driveshaft, scrap the 4l60e and get a 700r4 if you go auto, 58 mm throttlebody and airfoil and you have one hell of a street car. there's more you can also do if you like if you want to go extreme.

 

^^^^I agree with the above.

The car in my sig I have a total invested of under $3500 including cost of the car. It WILL be in the 12s next trip to the track, and of course with a little spray, I think you can go deep 11s with under $5k total invested.

That isn't to say that the rearend isn't going to go, or the u-joints etc, so $1k for the N2O and $500 set aside for a donor 10-bolt (no $ for 12-bolt or 9"), and there you have it. The deals are out there, just be patient.

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yeah what ever i find a good deal on it dont matter to me just ready to get started on my new hobby

 

Hell, I can beat Mustangs in my almost 3 ton TBSS.

 

lol my best friend has a 03 cobra it is quick. I 'd like to stay with him. thats why i am i was leaning towards the super charger. so i could equals things up when i find a good deal on a car. I am just waitin for the right deal i dont wont to jump into something i really dont want and then see a better deal the next week

 

Hey man
If you have the money you could go for the ls1..... More power to begin with, and they respond better to mods, as stated before. Might try one with fewer miles though, especially if you plan on modding it extensively.

The LT1 is certainly no slouch, even stock. With a few mods they can haul *** too, trust me on this And they are cheaper to buy, and cheaper on insurance because there older. Some of the mods are cheaper as well but not all.

A good first 'mod' for whatever you choose is a good old fashioned tune-up. If its been a while, or its on original parts, you'd be supprised at what a good tune up will do for the performance of it + gas mileage also.

Please dont take offense, iam not gonna tell you not to street race, because I did it when i was younger.
All iam gonna say is be carefull if you must. We dont need anymore bad publicity for our favorite hobby caused by street racing accidents. There are drag strips around, you just gotta look for them.

You say your new to this- make sure you take the time to get used to whatever you buy before you go puttin' the hammer down. These cars can get away from ya real quick if your not used to the power or are not paying attention.

Goodluck in whatever you decide to do!

P.S.-my catback-only, 94 camaro with the lt1 and auto had no problem beating most mustang GT's up untill the new retro looking ones came out.

 

my 95 still beats the new mustangs all it has is a CAI.

(GT Mustangs)

 

Well as a rule of life.... No matter what you pay or buy, a better deal will be found shortly after. Now onto your question.... The LT1's are god cars, but doing ANY kind of tune-up on them is a pain in the ***. And the ill fated opti-crap is the weakset point of the whole car in my opinion. The LS1's are out there you just have to search around. And if you want a 6speed do not settle on an auto or you will regret it everytime you start it up.

 

there a few problems with the opti in lt-1 out of a hundred thousand cars a handfull have trouble, my opti seemed to be going but when i replaced the blown head gaskets and adjusted the valves it ran fine, most people as stated many times blame the opti when there is no problem

 

k thanks i been around the cars my dad has had a few. use to power just sold my crotch rocket. i usally get things down pat pretty quick as for as driving and handing not saying that i wont never lose controll cause it happens to everyone. There is a drag strip not for from us. so hopefully i wont be having a lot of tickets lol