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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:24 PM
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http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread...ferrerid=27602
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 10:39 PM
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Hmm. Is this a common C5 problem ?
The first page of that url were all Z28's and Trans Am's ?


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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 11:43 PM
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anyone catch the article from this guy??


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Can you say stuck in time?? :lol:
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 11:50 PM
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anyone catch the article from this guy??


:eek: :eek: :eek:
Can you say stuck in time?? :lol:
You get Marvin Zindler up there :eek: :eek:
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 09:56 AM
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GM already knows about the "knock", which is actually piston slap. It's not considered a mechanical problem.
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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 08:24 PM
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Default Re: LS1 ENGINE KNOCK SOLUTION!!!!!!!! (zzzzzzz)

Of course GM knows about it and of course they say it is "normal". it doesn't take much thinking to figure out why...

for those of you who are interested in this issue go here and inform yourself.
http://www.ls1camaro.net/ls1knock/index.asp

thank you very much
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