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

[Streetking]

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

[youthpastor]

Originally Posted by Streetking

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

[black2002ls]

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

[Derek69SS]

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.

[71Nova]

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.

[Mean 69]

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)

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

what are the main reasons an older motor cant be as reliable as a new motor?

[TravisB]

I just picked up an 18 dgree busch motor......790hp on pump gas. Rpm range is a lil up there but still awesome power with only 9.1 comp. I will agree and say most seem to be going with the LSx in different variations of size and power adders. I heard rumor nascar was testing LSx stuff not sure if it is true or not.....

[Leadfoot1]

Well,

Have you guy's read the April CarCraft? They bought a 6.0L truck engine (Iron) for like 1100$ added a carb set up (for simplicity they say, even tough i don't seet the point) but only added a cam and headers and spitted out 480 ponies!

They say next month is well over 500 with nearly a few bucks in it!

Hard to argue with that no?

I sold my LS1 combo just a while ago because i was feeling it was already dated (also because i made a smokin deal) as we all now see LS2's popping everywhere! It didn't even make it to the frame!

I'm waiting for someone to crash a Trailblazer SS to pick on it.
Starting with 400 Horses should be nice.

I have a guy i'm talking with who has 2 400 blocks for sale cheap too, 'wsa thinking 434 SB...YouthPastor, if you find those pills, LET ME KNOW!!!

Lead

[Jr]

Originally Posted by Streetking

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

SW,
Do you have a sound clip or vid of the bad ass C6? What mods are done to the car?
David