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Old 02-24-2019, 2:56pm   #1
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Default ARE LS engines worth a damn??

Seems to be a lot of trash talking back and forth on FB in the various car groups......

and pix of LS engines blasting rods/cranks, etc....and of course piston destruction and even valves....

watt are yawl's experiences??

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The LS was created by the hand of GOD
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The LS was created by the hand of GOD
Agreed though.
Some production years have had issues with internals, ring lands etc but for the most part they are light weight, powerful, and affordable to rebuild.
There's a reason Toyota uses them in their 24 hour Baja trucks.

I've beat the snot out of a few LS motors at the track over the years and they just took it.

Then again, it also depends on the builder. There are a few shops that made errors when putting these together, particularly in the early LS days.
Knew plenty of guys from "local builders" that grenaded their engines in the first season but I'd say virtually all were pushing them too hard or the builder made some critical errors.

You spray multiple 200 shots and come out of the hole at 5k plus, you're on borrowed time no matter who built the engine.
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Seems to be a lot of trash talking back and forth on FB in the various car groups......

and pix of LS engines blasting rods/cranks, etc....and of course piston destruction and even valves....

watt are yawl's experiences??

Most likely the engines were tracked and ran HARD. Anything will break if beat on enough.

I have never owned an LS powered vehicle, but there is a reason that Tuners love them...And Chevy has been making small block pushrod motors for a long time, they have gotten pretty damn good at it.
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Most likely the engines were tracked and ran HARD. Anything will break if beat on enough.

East Coast Supercharging is throwing one in my goat

Built LS7 from Texas Speed (700 hp) for those who missed the earlier thread.
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I have beat the hell out of my 97 Vette with a 417 stroker in it since 2003 with just valve springs replaced and I have put on a PS pump pulley(cracked)ECS 1310 driveshaft, a rebuilt rear and 2 trannies

beat on both the yellow Y2k coupe 67K miles when sold and the vert with many 1/4 mile/autox an some road race time

My 99 GMC 4.8 that's just had bolt ons and has 246K on it and it's getting tired now...…..course I drive it like Vette so it's more like 350K normal driving
If either/both threw out parts tomorrow I have gotten my $$$'s worth
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They are the only automotive engine certified by the FAA for use in aircraft right out of the crate. I saw one (LS2) at an airshow in a seaplane, and that's what the owner told me.
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They are the only automotive engine certified by the FAA for use in aircraft right out of the crate. I saw one (LS2) at an airshow in a seaplane, and that's what the owner told me.
That's a good one, were his eyes brown???

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That's a good one, were his eyes brown???

https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...-for-Cesna-172

It’s not BS
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Only certified to Experimental.
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