hey guys..i am looking at a beautiful 2002 black WS6..bone stock with 13K miles on it..auto..im an LT1 guy so im not familiar with LS1's..what r the first things to go on these cars? any notorious problems with 2002's? LS1's in general?..pros/cons of 2002's..trannys strong? what should i be looking for when i test drive it/look at it today...thanks

also what is the Ws6? suspensionn? hood? etc..

 

Getting rid of your LT1 then? Where are you buying this WS6 in Chicago at? Just curious...

As for problems with the '02's, nothing that I know of as long as the car was well taken care of and runs strong...I bought my '02 brand-new three summers ago and have not had any problems with it knock on wood (of course, I've only put 4,300 miles on it). But just check the usual...Tires, brakes, rotors, air filter, fuel filter, oil pressure, trans fluid, rear-end fluid, coolant, etc...Again, if the car drives great and shows no signs of any problems, then get it! But an AUTO??? j/k man!

BTW, nice choice on the LS1 (regardless of trans),

Mike

 

thanks ya i know AUTO but it is in the west suburbs and close to me. the LT1 is up for sale..

 

the 4L60 trans suck in general,so that'd prolli be the first thing to go so long as you take care of everythings.And that'd be if you beat on it.for an M6 its usually the pushrods/springs.

 

thanks the one i am looking at was purchased brand new from the dealership..driven for 1 year (put on 41K)(1 owner)..then has been sitting in the garage for the past 2years. Any things wrong with a 41K car sitting for 2 years and not driven? any things to check for?

 

Take a good listen for piston slap...wait that's normal! Seriously, if there is some and it goes away in 30-60 seconds i'd say maybe, but that's how mine started and it has gotten much worse since I bought the car new with 4mi on it, actually it didn't start with the PS untill about 800mi, but now it's there a little all the time even when it's at full temp and when I re-start it with a hot motor it clacks like crazy for 60 seconds then mellows out to it's usuall light tapping.I have a bad case, so I'm not trying to scare you, i'm just giving you some advice about what might be a problem in the long run if the PS is bad ebough.

 

01-02 got the LS6 intake, and around 15-20% of the 01-02 cars got the LS6 block. 01 and 02 are the years to get

 

Notorious problems are the warped rotors, and power window motors..

 

thanks guys..i know about the rotors and pwr windows going...how bout the tranny's?..ive replaced my 94 4L60E in my 94Z 3 times..any difference between the old 94 and the 2002 4L60E or is it the same (no new internals)? isnt it the same tranny w a higher hp engine? how many of you have had tranny (a4) problems? i DONT have $ for a new tranny

 

lol, since when does the 4l60 suck? even the stock trans takes decent abuse, and you can redo the trans to make it practically bullet proof

 

ahhh....they arent the best thats why head/cam or N20 guys with a stock clutch usually rip them apart..no one ever said anything about rebuilding it,when rebuilt i totally agree,he asked about in stock form

 

Did you just say that H/C N20 guys rip 4L60's apart with the stock clutch?

 

How can someone tell if they got the LS6 block or not? Thanks.

 

EDIT that i mean with stock tranny.and you cant tell if its an ls6 block from just looking under the hood.

 

yes u can..on the passanger side where the head meets the block there should be a marking..a bullseye type marking is LS1 and a few notches is LS6..least thats what i read