i thought it would be nice to post random tips about maintenance or anything else with these lt1's. we can help other lt1 owners out. i will get it started:

clean fuel filters help fuel economy and permance
thread lock works great for sealing drain bolts on the rearend and tranny
don't rely on a jack to hold a car up in the air

 

Dont race LS1s... kidding.

If your going to change your spark plugs. Put the car on stands and drop the exhaust. Your knuckles will thank you later.

 

When taking out a manual transmission, make sure the clutch fork has been pulled out, and start the actual removal by removing the transmission from the bell-housing, then remove the bell housing from the engine.

Fullagar

 

dont pressure wash your engine bay
dont get into a "window race"
dont use slicks
dont use snythetic trans fluid
dont buy from racenet or SLP
dont buy aftermarket MAF on a stock car
get a trans cooler
dont get your wrench stuck in your TB
dont use regular 87 octane
dont brag about build quality

 

Could you elaborate on this topic please?

When I changed the fluid for my T56, I replaced it with Mobil 1 synthetic fluid. What brand would you reccomend?

 

If you got a convertible, DONT mess with the gaskets... it may leak a little but its better then getting your whole interior wet when you wash it. need to take mine to an upholstry shop soon cuz that happened to me today

 

i'm talking A4
i dont know anything about the t-56 except that i have one laying around that i dnt know what to do with

big paper weight?


a4 you should use fords fluid-
this coming from a GM engineer who blows up 4L60E's for a living

 

Never underestimate the power of beer to persuade people to help you on any of your car projects

 

the T56 uses a dexron fluid like the automatics, do not use standard gear oil
when working in your cars engine bay do as much as possible at one time to save yourself the hassle of having to get into the VERY tight working conditions more than once

 

and KFC

 

Oops, whats wrong with this?

 

Dont buy Discount/Advanced Auto parts brake pads and rotors. Well... unless you like your brakes to sing !

 

was this a joke?
if not- the optispark will die

 

After the 4000 th time you have busted your knuckles cause you are working on one fo chevys biggest motors that they have put in on of their smallest spaces.....take a deep breath and throw more tools...

 

knuckle guards should have come standard with all headers