All 01 and 02 LS1's have the ls6 intake manifold and better tune. They also have a slightly less aggressive cam to keep the power from increasing too much. That makes them perfect candidates for a cam swap.
If you getting an LS1, get atleast an 2000 model year with each year being better. That's when they upgraded the PCM, clutch hydraulics, and other thing. 01+ gets the smaller cam, ls6 intake manifold, etc. Also of note is the 2000+ ls1 throttle bodies have a larger throttle body cam (thing the cable wraps around has a larger radius). This affect the throttle pedal travel needed to fully open the throttle (larger radius means more travel needed). Here is all the info laid out: http://www.ls1fc.com/ls1info.htm Nathan Sumner [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My LS1 Miata drives! The '04 GTO is supposed to be the high water mark for LS1s. It has the LS6 intake which helps when adding headers, cam, etc. 305 is also a common stock RWHP number for 04 GTOs but simple I/E bolt-ons and a tune get it to 350 rwhp. There are many 450 rwhp 04 GTO's running around with not much more than a cam, TB and 5.3L modified heads. About the only nice thing about getting a real LS6 for a swap is the valve springs are already there for an additional 500 rpm but I don't think that is worth $4000 extra. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:05 am Subject: RE: My LS1 Miata drives! The rated HP from GM is more marketing than dyno reality. The LS1 was underrated. About 305 rwhp is normal in the F-body. The C5 Z06 is around 355 rwhp so the real difference is like 50 hp not the 80 that the ratings would have you believe. Add a mild to medium cam, headers and free flowing inlet and exhaust and the LS1>LS6. Steve _____ Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL <http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015> Travel Guides.
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