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Conversion guys
what are the pros & cons of the LS1 vs the Scooby ? I'm leaning towards the LS1 or LS3 bcus I like American and naturally aspirated Which engine/trans has the best power to weight ratio ? Thanks |
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I have a 914, it is still a bone stock 1.8 75 with a really good tranny. I don't like it much, I think it is a nice slow little car that will fly around corners at whatever speed it will ever get up to. I don't think it will go 110. My son hot rods a sti, I have lots of suby hot rod parts to play with so it will be a suby motor and tranny just because I can. I also have hot rodded a 69 mach 1 from 69-76 and a 69 camaro from 69-85 along with 4x4's. There is no comparison between a 55-96 sbc and a lsi. They are not similiar. A vortec and lt1-lt4 sbc is pretty good but just start with a lsi-ls6 aluminum motor. The problem with the ls1-6 is the tranny and axles- brakes and wheels will cost as much as the motor and you will not be able to enjoy dogging it because it will be like a missle. Where can you drive 170? It's like a crotch rocket, you can't see far enough down the road to see what the higher gears will do. 140 in a 914/suby is fast enough to get in enough trouble for me. My son's sti was a honest 150mph car stock so you can see the possibilities of a 2100 lb 320-330hp suby/914 (280-300hp 2.5 at the wheels) without the crazyness of the lowrpm torque of the ls1.
By all means though whatever floats your boat we all will follow along and see how you do, Enjoy yourself but try to develop a budget for each style you will build. I my opinion there are no cheaply built nicely detailed hotrods. Wait till suby comes out with a direct injection flat6 na motor and sequential tranny. |
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