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Originally Posted by Larry_Ratcliff
Its a very interesting idea. I have considered it over the years. However, heres the thing. There is always a sweet spot of usable horsepower...
An LS* series engine does weigh LESS than a porsche flat six. So all of the handling arguements really go out the door. This is what got me seriously considering the possibilities. However, the LS engine does not sound like a porsche (which is seriously what has kept me from doing it). I am not a purist and wish you well on your endeavors. However, this is where I bring back my initial assertion. My previous car ... 74 911 RS conversion with a 3.6 was amazing. With around 300 HP the car was crazy fast. It was 2348 pounds b/c I had AC. However, it would hit 60 in 3.6 seconds and would just hook up and go. I have doubts whether a guy could do better 0-60 times with even 100 more hp due to lack of traction... All I had to do with the 3.6 was hammer it after a sane start. What I am getting at is the LS series conversion is not really cheap. You could probably do a 3.6 swap for close to the same money and have all the power the chassis can handle.
Anyway, enjoy ... its your car make it the way you want!
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This is all very cool. I am thinking that the this LS1, a 3.6 or even a 3.5 big bore conversion are all going to be extremely fast (sub 4 secs) to 60 in a light car assuming they all have the same gearing.
It would be very interesting to see an LS1 against a 3.5 big bore and a 3.6 conversion on the strip in cars weighing 2500lbs or so.