billyvette
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- Joined
- Apr 30, 2003
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- mississippi
- Corvette
- 78 s/a paint with oyster leather l82 auto
my 2 cents worth
As a 78 vette owner and a 94 z28, I would not consider a lt 1 motor as a conversion candidate. The notorious optispark distributor has given a countless number of headaches and large repair bills to many lt1 owners. In my z 28 the spark plugs must be changed from the bottom of the car. I would go with a crate motor for ease of installing and the availability of after market parts. Not a single aftermarket performance distributor is available for the lt1. Dynatech engineering is the only company currently working on one with a cost of 525 dollars at present.
I plan on a wild motor for my vette later, but it will never be a lt1.
A crate motor or an ls1 is the only way to go, in my opinion.
As a owner of an lt1 car, I would not even consider an lt1 engine with all the other options.
As a 78 vette owner and a 94 z28, I would not consider a lt 1 motor as a conversion candidate. The notorious optispark distributor has given a countless number of headaches and large repair bills to many lt1 owners. In my z 28 the spark plugs must be changed from the bottom of the car. I would go with a crate motor for ease of installing and the availability of after market parts. Not a single aftermarket performance distributor is available for the lt1. Dynatech engineering is the only company currently working on one with a cost of 525 dollars at present.
I plan on a wild motor for my vette later, but it will never be a lt1.
A crate motor or an ls1 is the only way to go, in my opinion.
As a owner of an lt1 car, I would not even consider an lt1 engine with all the other options.