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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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lt1 ?

ok i doing a tpi swap in to my v6 camaro bur i got a ? why do lt1s have that odd lt1 sound and can u make a tpi motor sound like that ?

and do i need to use v8 springs in the front
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Old May 25, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Re: lt1 ?

what do you mean by odd?
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Old May 25, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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Re: lt1 ?

idk thay just have a funny sould to them like a suby u just know its a lt1
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Re: lt1 ?

I've been around a few LT1 cars some bone stock some no where near. Can't say i've noticed that they make a sounds thats unique.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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Re: lt1 ?

Originally Posted by 92camarorv6
idk thay just have a funny sould to them like a suby u just know its a lt1
Subaru's get their sound from unequal length headers and manifolds.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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Re: lt1 ?

well lt1's are reversed cooled meaning they cool the heads first then the block.... plus it has more compression and slightly bigger cam i guess... but really its just the exhaust giving it the sound...
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