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May 17, 2002 | 02:44 AM

Wasemiller

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WASTED LT1 engine

Shopping on e-bay, and what do I come across? An '89 chevy blazer with an LT1 engine. What a waste!!! Check out the link.:rolleyes: :mad :(

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eb...481294&r=0&t=0

May 17, 2002 | 02:55 AM

faster_fiero

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Re: WASTED LT1 engine (Wasemiller)

just be glad they didnt put it in a bronco :)

i used to own a 85 S10 blazer 4X4 with a carbed chevy 350, that thing was FAST for a 4X4 SUV.

i bet that LT1 blazer makes a nice sleeper :)

May 17, 2002 | 08:30 AM

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Re: WASTED LT1 engine (faster_fiero)

Not necessarily a waste, I'm seriously considering putting an LT1 in my trick.
You find wrecked vettes,Camaro's,Trans Am's, Impala's and Caprices on ebay all the time. Why not take the motor and use it for something else? Better than it sitting in a junkyard.

May 17, 2002 | 11:30 AM

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Re: WASTED LT1 engine (Wasemiller)

it's a popular swap for the 4x4 crowd. i've seen a few in jeeps. with the low-low-low gearing they can climb a tree! :eek:

May 18, 2002 | 10:22 PM

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Re: WASTED LT1 engine (bigdan)

It's always good to have a spare motor on a stand in the garage. If you ever used to put together plastic model kits, well, consider that you've just moved up to bigger, cooler kits that make loud noises and cost more money. And the one in the garage can grow in fits and starts as you get the money for that Lunati crank, those JE pistons...etc.

Hey...is anyone making 6" rods in Titanium yet?

May 18, 2002 | 11:05 PM

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Re: WASTED LT1 engine (bigdan)

Quote:

it's a popular swap for the 4x4 crowd. i've seen a few in jeeps. with the low-low-low gearing they can climb a tree! :eek:

Being a former member of the 4x4 crowd, it is actually pretty common to see TPI motor swaps due to their advantage in hill climbing and off-camber situations. They don't have the float bowl/fuel starvation problems common to most carbureted engines.

May 18, 2002 | 11:19 PM

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Re: WASTED LT1 engine (OTCgrad)

Why is it a waste? Because it's not in the all-mighty corvette? :rolleyes: Please. I think V8 swaps in S10s are great. You can bet that I'll do one some day soon.