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02-03-2011, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Galloway, NJ
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LS1 engine measurements
Don't ask what it may go in, that's a suprise haha. My next project, since I'm becoming tired of the Camaro, will involve a LS1, and potentially an entire Corvette drivetrain for weight distribution purposes....... anywho, whats the total length from back of the block to all the drivebelt hardware, waterpump, ect, the height from oil pan to top of intake, and width including stock manifolds. I have my measurements for what it may go in, and want to see if anythign will need to be fabbed to make it fit. thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
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02-03-2011, 04:36 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bridgeport NJ
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IMO, pick up a plastic mock-up LS1 block. I doubt anyone has those measurements handy. Perhaps someone would be willing to measure one for you.
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02-03-2011, 04:58 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
IMO, pick up a plastic mock-up LS1 block. I doubt anyone has those measurements handy. Perhaps someone would be willing to measure one for you.
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I seem to remember those being kind of pricey...
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02-03-2011, 04:59 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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You should PM Bonzo, he has a LS1 doorstep.
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02-04-2011, 08:10 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Speed inc sells the mock up blocks for $375
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02-04-2011, 08:15 AM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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i see used fake blocks for sale every now & then ~$200. I bet you can get a bad real block cheaper.
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02-04-2011, 08:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Galloway, NJ
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
i see used fake blocks for sale every now & then ~$200. I bet you can get a bad real block cheaper.
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That's what I was thinking, just pick one up with a hole in the side of the sleeve or something, a block that's going in the trash just so I can put heads and an intake on top for mock up height measurements, and see how much room I have between the firewall and rad support, and how much of the trans tunnel I have to cut and fab.
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1996 Camaro C/S - 2/3 Corvette Engine
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Uh yeah, after they surprized buttsecks us at Pearl Harbor?
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02-05-2011, 09:06 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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Problem is that most people aren't idiots and don't just trash blocks, they get scrapped. Rare to find someone that will give one away.
- Justin
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02-05-2011, 09:23 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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I bet a scrap aluminum block is worth $50+ at the yard. Iron block much less. But $50-75 is still cheaper than $200+ for a plastic mock up. And you can scrap it afterwords. You gotta pay to play. 
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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02-05-2011, 10:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Garwood NJ
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Best bet would be to find a 5.3 truck block, they are cheaper and easier to find than a 346. Dimensions are the same.
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Other crap not worth mentioning
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02-06-2011, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: North Jersey
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i got a aluminum mock up block you can borrow if need be for a month or so
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