Chevy ls engine
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:36 pm
What chevy ls engine is the best , all alloy or iron block , 5.3 or 6.0 ,
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:19 pm
Depends what you're looking for? You can get a 4.8 iron block if cubes aren't a major concern or you can stroke a 6.0 out to 408 ci. Stock heads breathe well, check out ls1.com for loads of info
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:31 am
As said above it depends on application, all out drag/bonnoville applications it has to be the 6l iron block, for more normal applications the 5.3 ally block is fine. You will need in excess of about 800 bhp to worry about splitting an ally block.
Best regards
Mike
Best regards
Mike
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:37 pm
Have a look here for a comparison of the various LS series engines available and their differences.
Re: Chevy ls engine
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:10 pm
How long is a piece of string ?ford100ev8 wrote:What chevy ls engine is the best , all alloy or iron block , 5.3 or 6.0 ,
Re: Chevy ls engine
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:22 pm
Twice as long as half of itstevieturbo wrote:How long is a piece of string ?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:36 pm
5.3 alloy block is probably the strongest of the alloy blocks. Thicker liners, and thicker walls behind the liners. And more block deck between cylinders, so better head gasket sealing.kiwicar wrote:As said above it depends on application, all out drag/bonnoville applications it has to be the 6l iron block, for more normal applications the 5.3 ally block is fine. You will need in excess of about 800 bhp to worry about splitting an ally block.
Best regards
Mike
If only they were readily available here, they'd be a great swap engine. The 4.8's and 5.3's seem to be dirt cheap in the US too.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:29 am
I have seen the 5.3 alloy engine on eBay for £1500 , it doesn't seam bad
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:53 am
I bought it, so I'll let you know what they're like at some stage... 
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:32 am
UK seller or US ?ford100ev8 wrote:I have seen the 5.3 alloy engine on eBay for £1500 , it doesn't seam bad
I wouldnt risk buying such a thing off a foreign ebay, unless it was a 1000% trusted reputable seller.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:05 am
UK seller. Lives about 20 mins drive from me. He makes 60's F1 replicas and uses these engines as his power plant. He gets a load shipped in from the US and refurbs them. He also sells some off now and again a second hand engines. No warranty as such but I can choose the one I want. All less than 60k on them, IIRC. He said if I drop the sump and there was any sign of anything nasty he'd swap it for another one. Better chance than most second hand engine sales, if you ask me.stevieturbo wrote:UK seller or US ?ford100ev8 wrote:I have seen the 5.3 alloy engine on eBay for £1500 , it doesn't seam bad
I wouldnt risk buying such a thing off a foreign ebay, unless it was a 1000% trusted reputable seller.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:15 am
Excellent sounds like a good contact !
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:27 am
I also have a mate in the US who is happy for me to give his address to US ebayers for shipping to him, and he'll forward on to me. It may mean a bit more in total shipping, but at least I can get stuff from across the pond if needed...
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:26 am
Have a look at Lsxp.net
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:16 am
Good link !JJMclure wrote:Have a look at Lsxp.net
Just cant help thinking their prices....well, it could still be cheaper to buy direct from the US given most are basically bare engines.
This guy's is a fair bit cheaper, and sounds like the guy Volo bought his from ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHEVY-L33-V8- ... 43b774fcf3