Anyone here ever have a gm ls-1??

Haven't heard about the LT1 radiators. DRKNE55 has a good idea about joining a local F-Body club. LS1Tech.com has a wealth of information available too.

 

i can post your Qs there if you want, though i would join, mainly cause theyre a bunch of cool folks. just like us. :bigwink:

 

sounds nice scott, ill run it past my tuner in hayward tomorrow, see what he thinks, hes the king of lsX motors.

http://www.newtechperformance.com/

his name is nick, he built and tuned all of my gm late models.

 

just called nick, he thought for a sec that i bought it and was stoked to get his hands into it. he called it a robust setup...and this is coming from a guy who runs 9s all day in his DD. :bigwink:

he recommended totally staying away from the lt1 radiator and that it was a common mistake to run those instead of the factory radiator. he said to just buy a new radiator for the ls1, 160 degree thermo, new water pump and water wetter. with the cam you have, he said you could get as much as 32mpg highway. he built a z06 with the same mods and the owner was getting 32 regularly.

he called the cam a nice choice, not too crazy but just right.

hope this helps...judging from his voice on the phone, i would def go snap that car up.

 

we all run pretty warm, im sure you will especially since its so hot in your area.

i would do what he recommended, new factory radiator, etc, etc. then your temps will cool off pretty significantly, especially since hes running an old radiator.

 

well, i would replace mine just because if i were having heat issues. though there is always a better route.

if i had about a grand, here is what i would do:

Be Cool Radiator for 6 speed
Meziere 300 electric water pump
new hoses upper and lower
2 or 3 bottles of water wetter (no coolant)

that will have you running much cooler in your hot climate.

 

bottom line here dude, is its an unbelievable bargain. im sure the dude put around 20k into it. i would jump all over it if i wanted another camaro.