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

[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

[Jr]

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

[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.....

[jeff s]

I'll say it again, the gen 1 sbc is going the way of the flat head and will be looked at in a similar way soon. There will always be enthusiasts into them though.
The sealing methods, crossbolted mains, light weight and superior head flow of the LS are just too great to overcome. The ports in the SB2's in Nascar look more like an LS7 than a Gen 1.
Also price out a EFI'd gen 1 compared to an LS, you'll be suprised.

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by TravisB

I heard rumor nascar was testing LSx stuff not sure if it is true or not.....

I heard there are Regional divisions of Nascar looking at carb'd crate LS2's as a spec motor.

There's not doubt that the future is LSx, but the Gen 1/2 motors as well as BBC's will never go away.

[Mizfit]

I heard that about nascar as well. I don't think SBC or BBC will ever go away either. But LSX's are becoming more and more popular Which we like

[Stuart Adams]

LS for me. I can't believe the heads for these motors and how great the mileage per hp is.

[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