ls1 to ls6
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Re: ls1 to ls6
stripped ls-6 (no intake, no wire harness, no pulleys, no exhaust manifolds etc) is around $5500. Production ls-6 engine is around $8800. Hell, you're better off just buying the ls-6 heads and cam... or a good set of heads and an aftermarket cam. Way better power increases taking that route than trying to convert an ls1 to an ls6.
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Re: ls1 to ls6
Originally Posted by BirchMan98z
stripped ls-6 (no intake, no wire harness, no pulleys, no exhaust manifolds etc) is around $5500. Production ls-6 engine is around $8800. Hell, you're better off just buying the ls-6 heads and cam... or a good set of heads and an aftermarket cam. Way better power increases taking that route than trying to convert an ls1 to an ls6.
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Re: ls1 to ls6
LS6 blocks are different than LS1 blocks... they can substain high power better, bay to bay breathing is better, they rev up a little quicker. the tolerences on a LS6 are better thus permitting more power (rings seal better and keep up with compression better) other than that theyre the same...personally if i was gunna do anything other than LS1 mods id go all out and get a C5R block and build like hell. thats one baaaad b*tch. siemesed bores can be bored out like hell and is over all stronger.
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Re: ls1 to ls6
you want an ls6? just do heads, cam and intake and your done. 
Or if your luck you can find a junked f-bod with an ls6 block. But other then that i would try gm partsdirect.com they supposedly can give you an ls6 motor for 5k and with rebates it will be down to 3. But i would personally just go to a speed shop and get the 6.0 block and modd that. Could be a hell of alot better then the ls6. and as stated the C5R motor is a beast of 427 cubic inches! 
Or if your luck you can find a junked f-bod with an ls6 block. But other then that i would try gm partsdirect.com they supposedly can give you an ls6 motor for 5k and with rebates it will be down to 3. But i would personally just go to a speed shop and get the 6.0 block and modd that. Could be a hell of alot better then the ls6. and as stated the C5R motor is a beast of 427 cubic inches!
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Re: ls1 to ls6
Originally Posted by LT-14me
you want an ls6? just do heads, cam and intake and your done. Or if your luck you can find a junked f-bod with an ls6 block. But other then that i would try gm partsdirect.com they supposedly can give you an ls6 motor for 5k and with rebates it will be down to 3. But i would personally just go to a speed shop and get the 6.0 block and modd that. Could be a hell of alot better then the ls6. and as stated the C5R motor is a beast of 427 cubic inches!
Or if your luck you can find a junked f-bod with an ls6 block. But other then that i would try gm partsdirect.com they supposedly can give you an ls6 motor for 5k and with rebates it will be down to 3. But i would personally just go to a speed shop and get the 6.0 block and modd that. Could be a hell of alot better then the ls6. and as stated the C5R motor is a beast of 427 cubic inches! 
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