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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:12 AM
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LS1 Internals!

Is LS1 internals possible on a 350 tpi?
what would it affect?
what number could i expect to see over stock on the dyno?
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 03:44 AM
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Re: LS1 Internals!

LS1 engines and SBCs are too different. Most parts won't interchange.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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Re: LS1 Internals!

Don't know what you are calling an internal exactly, are we talking about rotating assembly or everything within the block? Either way nothing from a LS1 is really interchangeable, the LS1 and a 350 have different bores so pistons and rings are useless. Cam and crank aren't interchangeable.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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Rod bearings and roller lifters are the only LS1 parts that will fit in a Gen I/II SBC.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Re: LS1 Internals!

what about valve springs. they will fit.
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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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True.

But not the retainers/keepers.
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