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Old Nov 21, 2001 | 05:17 PM
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Default LS6 heads on LS1 engines

From what i've been told the LS6 heads are a direct bolt on to the LS1 engines with the exception that LS6 headers will need to be used but what i'm curious of is the increase in the compression ratio in a LS6 engine compared to the LS1. does the LS6 gsin the extra compression through the use of a different piston or through a smaller combustion chamber in the LS6 heads or a combination of the two? Also is there a difference between the bottom end parts of a LS6 compared to the LS1?

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Old Nov 21, 2001 | 05:49 PM
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Default Re: LS6 heads on LS1 engines (skibum77)

They are a direct bolt on.
My Camaro has LS6 castings on the current engine....

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