lt1 question's

well im new around here. but i jus scored a lt1 bottom end and i was wondering what kinda heads i could put on this thing to run a carb? and also what do i need to do to get rid of the opti spark crap? im not gonna be running any electrical on this motor. I wanna go to all old school.

Question why run a carb? FI is way superior and more fuel effecient which is very helpful especially this time of the year..

well the car is not gonna get taged. its jus gonna be a hobby car. i jus dont wanna have to mess wit any more wires then ihave to.

you mean u just have the short block? cuz the lt1 short block is not any different than any other gen II sbc... what exactly do you have?

best bet is to sell the LT1 shortblock and get a small block. the only heads you can use on an LT1 block are LT1 heads, small block heads have different water passages due to the reverse flow cooling and certain emissions related components (egr)

converting to a standard distributor is far harder than what you need to do. you could put in a MSD opti, a remote moutned coil on plug setup, or a optically triggered front mount setup, which wouldnt have many more wires than an old school distributor and would be far more accurate. to switch to the old HEI setup youd need a new intake, new cam, and to perform several other mods, im not fully up to speed on the LT1, maybe Formula or Morley could help out more on this one.

best bet is to sell the LT1 shortblock and get a small block. the only heads you can use on an LT1 block are LT1 heads, small block heads have different water passages due to the reverse flow cooling and certain emissions related components (egr)



DOH!!! *smacks forehead* how the hell did i forget that? i really feel dumb now... oh well i was tired when i posted it (just making an excuse haha)

leave it to rs to come in here from the grave give the answer then bounce...hell hes bat man lol

think thats the first time ive ever been called rs...........

ya its usually 89...