Are the pre LS engines becoming a thing of the past?
 

With all that is going down with the LS GM engines (Good), do you think that the Good ole Chevy small block is fading out? I am not trying to stir up any crap here, IE Old vs.New, maybe I am just facing reality.

What do you think?

I dont think they are no longer useful. I have one and I understand the history and reliability. However, I think that to be innovative and to be a leader (or someone trying to at least keep up) you need to have a new engine.


Thats my quick two cents.


Tim

All the cool kids are building an LSx.

I, however, am a geek. :D

Seriously though, I just prefer the look of the traditional pre-LSx engines more, as a personal preference for my current project. I'm sure I will do one sooner or later...

Going LSx is getting easier by the day, and that can only help the industry and the hobby. The aftermarket induction options are really just starting to get rolling for LSx, we are in for some really exciting stuff in the months/years to come. Being (relatively) plug-and-play already has a LOT of people going LSx who probably would not have attempted modernizing a traditional pre-LSx engine with EFI, etc....Just my $.02 -Rob

Not yet, but its days are number.

For me, the LSX motors have the best in performance and are lightweight but I still like the look and the sound of the old school motors. With all the new subframes, turnkey LSX motors and parts available, more people will be going that way. My modded C6 Z sounds wicked, but there is something about the ground pounding nasty sound of a bad ass muscle car with a big block or a hot small block.

SW

Yep- I'm having the same debate everyday in my head as far as which motor to put in my '68 Camaro. My only concern is: will the voices ever stop or do they offer medication for something like this:_paranoid

As long as you have purists and traditionalists they will have a home.

I just put an LT1 in my car a year ago, and I already feel like my car is "dated"... like when you see a car with a TPI, you know it was done 15 years ago. :_paranoid

I think it is slowly going to go the way of the ford flat head. People are still totally into the flat head, but just slower nestalgia type guys.

For sale: 400 ci SBC, bowtie block, crower shaft rockers, the works. Also, shelf full of hot SBC parts, ported heads, cams, rockers, pistons, headers, carb's, and much more. Owner giving up on SBC's and going full bore into LS.

Seriously though, I am not sure I will build another car that will use the older technology. I'm building a pretty neat "budget" LS motor for the 70 Camaro right now, and if it all turns out like I expect it to, and I have every belief that it will, it'll be bye-bye time for all of the older stuff.

Mark

(p.s. New motor is LS2 sleeved block, L92 heads, LS7 crank/dry sump setup, L76 or possibly sheet metal intake, modest cam. Confident that it will be an easy 600+ crank HP motor, current estimates for all-in costs, less than $8k, brand new)