What would you do?
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From: Aurora, IL
The advantage of the LT1 is you can get a decent running one with a good body in the 3500-5000 range. With the LS1, you are going to get alot more power out of the box due to a much more refined engine, but you are going to pay quite a bit more for one as well.
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From: Daytona Beach
Spend the extra cash and get the LS1.
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Silver 95 Z28 M6,UMI performance strut brace,skip-shift eliminator,Gigliotti intake with K&N panel filter,leather,T-tops.Originally an Atlanta car sold by NALLEY chevrolet,now in England.58,000 miles,daily driver Spend the extra cash and get the LS1.
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Silver 95 Z28 M6,UMI performance strut brace,skip-shift eliminator,Gigliotti intake with K&N panel filter,leather,T-tops.Originally an Atlanta car sold by NALLEY chevrolet,now in England.58,000 miles,daily driver Spend the extra cash and get the LS1.
Z28 in England as a daily driver.. that rocks
bet those old curvey roads are fun
Last edited by smithtim; Mar 8, 2007 at 11:40 AM.
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From: South Jersey
I would normally say LS1, but I'll play Devil's Advocate.
If you get the LT1 you can spend the extra on mods and have a fairly decent LT1. If you can find an LT1 under 85,000 miles, why not go for it, it is still a good starting platform and will last a while. The LS1 is a great motor, but so is the Lt1 in its own respect. IMO, I think the LT1 sounds better with a cam/heads package too for what its worth.
If you get the LT1 you can spend the extra on mods and have a fairly decent LT1. If you can find an LT1 under 85,000 miles, why not go for it, it is still a good starting platform and will last a while. The LS1 is a great motor, but so is the Lt1 in its own respect. IMO, I think the LT1 sounds better with a cam/heads package too for what its worth.
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From: Oshawa - Home of the 5th-gen
I have no opinion 
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Unless you want me to talk about the time my buddy ran 13.7 with his LT1 ..... but I ran 13.0. Or my other friend who couldn't get under 14.5 with his LT1. Or a couple other guys who were running on the 14.0/13.9 border. These cars range from stock to lightly modded (surprisingly, the 13.7 car is stock! 
)
... BUT, my stock/lightly modded LS1 has had no problem walking ANY of the LT1's, ANYWHERE.
... also, about ~5 laps around Mosport in my car convinced a guy in my club to sell his '97 Z28 and buy an '02 Z28
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But, maybe I'm biased??
.Unless you want me to talk about the time my buddy ran 13.7 with his LT1 ..... but I ran 13.0
. Or my other friend who couldn't get under 14.5 with his LT1. Or a couple other guys who were running on the 14.0/13.9 border. These cars range from stock to lightly modded (surprisingly, the 13.7 car is stock! )... BUT, my stock/lightly modded LS1 has had no problem walking ANY of the LT1's, ANYWHERE
.... also, about ~5 laps around Mosport in my car convinced a guy in my club to sell his '97 Z28 and buy an '02 Z28
.But, maybe I'm biased??
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 483
From: South Jersey
I have no opinion .
Unless you want me to talk about the time my buddy ran 13.7 with his LT1 ..... but I ran 13.0. Or my other friend who couldn't get under 14.5 with his LT1. Or a couple other guys who were running on the 14.0/13.9 border. These cars range from stock to lightly modded (surprisingly, the 13.7 car is stock! )
... BUT, my stock/lightly modded LS1 has had no problem walking ANY of the LT1's, ANYWHERE.
... also, about ~5 laps around Mosport in my car convinced a guy in my club to sell his '97 Z28 and buy an '02 Z28.
But, maybe I'm biased??
.Unless you want me to talk about the time my buddy ran 13.7 with his LT1 ..... but I ran 13.0
. Or my other friend who couldn't get under 14.5 with his LT1. Or a couple other guys who were running on the 14.0/13.9 border. These cars range from stock to lightly modded (surprisingly, the 13.7 car is stock! )... BUT, my stock/lightly modded LS1 has had no problem walking ANY of the LT1's, ANYWHERE
.... also, about ~5 laps around Mosport in my car convinced a guy in my club to sell his '97 Z28 and buy an '02 Z28
.But, maybe I'm biased??
But 13.2 in my LS1
