what does LT1 mean?
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And you are correct.
Take away all the plastic intake crap, maf, catalytic converters, mufflers, emissions stuff, install dual plane intake, carburetor, open headers, and the Gen II LT will make more like 380-400 gross HP.
Which is exactly what I'm installing in my dragster, except I'm adding an LT4 "hot cam".
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A significant feature of the LT1 that I think has been missed here is the reverse flow cooling system of the late LT1 and LT4 engines. By reversing the coolant to cool the heads first before the engine block, the engineers were able to increase the compression while keeping detonation down due to cooler combustion temps. This was the single most important technical advance that the LT1 had over all previous small blocks.
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A significant feature of the LT1 that I think has been missed here is the reverse flow cooling system of the late LT1 and LT4 engines. By reversing the coolant to cool the heads first before the engine block, the engineers were able to increase the compression while keeping detonation down due to cooler combustion temps. This was the single most important technical advance that the LT1 had over all previous small blocks.
When I spoke to Dave McLellan a few years ago, he told me the LT5 had some features of reverse flow cooling. They incorporated those features and added more into the LTx series. He said the cooling system of the LT5 is one of the reasons why that engine is practically bullet-proof even though it is incredibly complex.
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The stickers probably means the previous owner was just "Sticker happy" from wishful thinking.
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In 1990 all Corvettes had L98 engines
Yours may or may not have any Lingenfelter parts on it and it is definitely not an LT1 unless it was swapped out otherwise its just stickers
Lt1 was not the only engine from 91-96, LT5 an LT4 were also used
There is so much disinformation in this thread I forgot the rest of it
Yours may or may not have any Lingenfelter parts on it and it is definitely not an LT1 unless it was swapped out otherwise its just stickers
Lt1 was not the only engine from 91-96, LT5 an LT4 were also used
There is so much disinformation in this thread I forgot the rest of it
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In 1990 all Corvettes had L98 engines
Yours may or may not have any Lingenfelter parts on it and it is definitely not an LT1 unless it was swapped out otherwise its just stickers
Lt1 was not the only engine from 91-96, LT5 an LT4 were also used
There is so much disinformation in this thread I forgot the rest of it
Yours may or may not have any Lingenfelter parts on it and it is definitely not an LT1 unless it was swapped out otherwise its just stickers
Lt1 was not the only engine from 91-96, LT5 an LT4 were also used
There is so much disinformation in this thread I forgot the rest of it
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You are so right! A lot of folks are not aware of the reverse flow cooling system. I believe this system is the reason why so many LT1s and LT4s are accumulating so many miles!
When I spoke to Dave McLellan a few years ago, he told me the LT5 had some features of reverse flow cooling. They incorporated those features and added more into the LTx series. He said the cooling system of the LT5 is one of the reasons why that engine is practically bullet-proof even though it is incredibly complex.
SAVE THE WAVE!
When I spoke to Dave McLellan a few years ago, he told me the LT5 had some features of reverse flow cooling. They incorporated those features and added more into the LTx series. He said the cooling system of the LT5 is one of the reasons why that engine is practically bullet-proof even though it is incredibly complex.
SAVE THE WAVE!
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FYI, the L98 was rated as high as 350lb-ft for some years/trims. I believe both the L98 and LT1 were rated as low as 330lb-ft for some years.
