Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1
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Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1
For those of you who are interested, visit http//www.hotrod.com and click on the article "Wanted LT1 With Attitude". 500 horse on streetable engine, sweet! Enjoy ! :yesnod:
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Re: Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1 (9T4YY1)
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Re: Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1 (ld85)
Is that Vette magazine article online somewhere? I would like to see it.
This guys 415rwhp isn't too bad for a stock displacement motor with a hyd. cam. I am surprised that they couldn't get more rpm out of the valvetrain. I saw an article in a Ford magazine recently where they were able to push a hyd. roller to 7000 rpm. They didn't even use the hydra rev kit. Just good valve springs, and a grind that wasn't too aggressive on the ramps I suppose.
-KL
This guys 415rwhp isn't too bad for a stock displacement motor with a hyd. cam. I am surprised that they couldn't get more rpm out of the valvetrain. I saw an article in a Ford magazine recently where they were able to push a hyd. roller to 7000 rpm. They didn't even use the hydra rev kit. Just good valve springs, and a grind that wasn't too aggressive on the ramps I suppose.
-KL
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Re: Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1 (9T4YY1)
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Re: Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1 (Mr Mojo)
I can fax the 409 LT-1 article to anyone that would like it.
I can scan it this weekend if anyoje wnats it with the Big block info.
Are you guys telling me that you did not keep all of the Vette and CF mags back to 1997? :nono:
I can scan it this weekend if anyoje wnats it with the Big block info.
Are you guys telling me that you did not keep all of the Vette and CF mags back to 1997? :nono:
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Re: Hot Rod Article on 500hp LT1 (9T4YY1)
How are they spinning a stock bottom end so high with no top ring seal loss? I thought you can spin a stock LT1 to only about 6200RPM and that is why the LT4 has a different top ring! Can someone please help me with this since I have been avoiding spinning my motor higher and thus decided to try some different ways to get good power. If this is true I will go ahead and put a bad a@# cam in my car. :yesnod:
