The LS dilemma

Found this on Al Gore's old interweb.

 

as an image file, and cropping off the direct injection engines from the bottom...

 

I guess it costs nothing to see what broke and all that . If the piston is stuck at TDC then the valves are likely bent and all that fun . Cant hurt to look .
Unless your looking to build a LS these days its often better to just buy another runner and change the cam and stick it in .
Im not a LS guy but I have considered getting a couple good truck engines while there still easily available.
I have a 91 short bed looks like a SS Id like to do the LS thing on it and remove the TBI 305 . a 200 HP upgrade would be nice .

 

My 2000 Chevy Truck with 120K miles has had an occasional lifter tick in the past but it seems to have gone away. Don't remember the last time I heard it.......maybe need another hearing check.

You will need a block that has the 24x reluctor wheel on the crank and the correct sensors for crank and cam. There is a conversion available from Lingenfelter, but better to just get a block with the correct reluctor. The LS1 heads will work and flow pretty well, but most LS heads flow well. Some have larger chambers and lower comp ratio but flow pretty much the same. Here is a chart which shows what engine/what reluctor. Also, hang on to the LS1 intake for your build.....especially if its a 2002 or newer. They made an LS6 intake that flowed better than LS1 but later just put the LS6 on all of the LS1s.


Here is a book that really explains things and will pay for itself........bout $25 on Amazon

I don't care what other books anyone has on LS stuff, get this one.

 

I may have that one. All of my stuff is boxed up though.