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

[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

[Jr]

FWIW I have a 327 and a 350 sitting in my garage...collecting dust
LSX is the future

[Streetking]

Originally Posted by DJW32

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

No sound clip, I need to figure out how to do that. It has headers, hi flo cats, LPE mass air and cam, 540rwh..

There is no question the LSx motors make big power and drivablitiy is much better than the "old school" motors. They are light and really help the handling of these cars. I just think they need more "dress up" to look right in a muscle car. They need a set of turbos or a supercharger bolted on to fill up the engine compartment.

SW

[Hooligan]

Will someone please bring to market a budget new Hemi?? Is that to much to ask??

[Mizfit]

"There is no question the LSx motors make big power and drivablitiy is much better than the "old school" motors. They are light and really help the handling of these cars. I just think they need more "dress up" to look right in a muscle car. They need a set of turbos or a supercharger bolted on to fill up the engine compartment. "

SW

Do you mean like this?

[Sales@Dutchboys]

I really think its what ya like.
Were picking up the 383 that travis was putting in his car before He got a
busch motor. I like the older type motors myself im sure you can get a LS motor to make as mush HP but just dont care for them. But Will have to say that they look great in some cars Ive seen on here such as Steve Rupp's
Jeff hansons and so on.

[Streetking]

Originally Posted by Mizfit

"There is no question the LSx motors make big power and drivablitiy is much better than the "old school" motors. They are light and really help the handling of these cars. I just think they need more "dress up" to look right in a muscle car. They need a set of turbos or a supercharger bolted on to fill up the engine compartment. "

SW

Do you meean like this?

Oh yes..

SW

[MarkM66]

Gen I isn't going anywhere for awhile. There area ton of great aftermarket parts for it, and it can still make power right up there with the LSx. LSX has a very small weight advantage over a iron block al head gen 1.

I also think it's a better 'looking' engine. LS takes a little more effort to clean things up, coil pack relocation, valve covers, intake etc.

Used Gen 3 stuff is super cheap though, guys are damn near giving that stuff away.

Not fair comparing the SBC to a flat head. The Gen I is much closer to the Gen III, then flat head to SBC.

BBC is still king.

[Musclerodz]

Gen I stuff is not going anywhere, just dated for a modern build such as Pro-Touring vehicle where it might be fine for a hot rod. I have donated my LT1 i had built to the "69 Blazer just because I did not want to "date" my '68 Camaro build which will have an LS2 now unless LS7's get real cheap. It is way to easy to install cam and headers in a LSx and get 400 rwhp which takes some doing to get out of a Gen I.

Mike

[Efi69Cam]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

BBC is still king.

I feel like I should agree, but when CNC'd L92 heads are flowing in the 350+ range, and 454 cid LS engines becoming available (LSX block) it seems silly to cart around the weight of a BBC.