What is "high mileage" on a LS1?

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Oct 26, 2009 | 02:31 PM

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What is "high mileage" on a LS1?

What is "high mileage" on a LS1? I am looking for a good LS1 to buildup some.

any input would be great.

thanks

Oct 26, 2009 | 02:41 PM

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All depends on how the car was treated...but id say somewhere around 140-150k is starting to get up there.

Oct 26, 2009 | 02:41 PM

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Well I have 104,000 with full bolt-ons and about to have a cam put in. They are suppose to hold up pretty well. Hope I don't jinx myself lol

Oct 26, 2009 | 02:47 PM

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I have 313,000KM 98 Trans Am 305hp version, runs like a top, pulls mirror-to mirror with buddys 35th SS 345SLP 35th Camaro. Bout to do cam/chain/pushrods/valvesprings/headers-cats-y/tune. Doesnt use ANY oil and runs ***** out

In miles this would be :

194 489.183 miles

Oct 26, 2009 | 02:49 PM

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The car in my sig has around 110k and is anout to get hit with a 175-200 shot with heads and a cam, stock bottom end

Oct 26, 2009 | 02:53 PM

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I am looking at one with ~150,000 miles on it. before dropping it in what would be some suggestions to freshen it up? I was going to have the heads looked at and upgrade the intake. Put a new cam into it (still researching). I will have an electric water pump so no worries there.

Oct 26, 2009 | 03:45 PM

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i have 160K on mine and am going to do 241 heads with a 227/224 cam and a 3400 stall. i started having valve float around 80K and haven't fixed it yet since brand new heads are going on anyway. only thing i'd check is the fluids really: oil, coolant, tranny fluid and rear end fluids

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Oct 26, 2009 | 04:13 PM

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182K here and still pulls hard. no abnormal ticks, taps or knocks. at 200K everything will be swapped out tho.

Oct 26, 2009 | 04:14 PM

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dont you already have 241 heads??

Oct 26, 2009 | 05:23 PM

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had a friend with 140 on the clock with a heads and cam running 11s .

Oct 26, 2009 | 08:47 PM

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I only have 68k on my 2000 WS6. Of course, I have no mods really so at some point I will do something to the engine... doing the exhaust this weekend.

Oct 26, 2009 | 10:42 PM

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140k on the motor. Everything behind the motor has already crapped out...

Score:
Motor: 3
Drivetrain: 0

Oct 27, 2009 | 06:27 AM

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Quote:

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dont you already have 241 heads??

I think the 241's came in 01....theres really no differance from the 853's except for a slightly better design.

Oct 27, 2009 | 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MonmouthCtyLS7

I think the 241's came in 01....theres really no differance from the 853's except for a slightly better design.

he probly meant 243s the ls6 heads

Oct 27, 2009 | 03:03 PM

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140k on the motor. Everything behind the motor has already crapped out...

Score:
Motor: 3
Drivetrain: 0

HAHA!

This is pretty typical. You should check out the whole drivetrain. The rear and tranny are both kinda weak in these cars....

Oct 29, 2009 | 09:27 PM

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HAHA!

This is pretty typical. You should check out the whole drivetrain. The rear and tranny are both kinda weak in these cars....

Yep, hence built tranny (basically a stage 2 rebuild of sorts), chromoly driveshaft, and a 12-bolt. The 12-bolt is giving me troubles, but that's a whole other story...

Oct 29, 2009 | 10:56 PM

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I got 135k on my LS1 and it runs like a champ!

Oct 30, 2009 | 09:42 PM

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I bought my car last May, in June it threw a rod...at start up one morning.

It had 81K on it. But I only owned the car for 3 weeks so I cant say how the car was driven by the last owner. The motor was clean internaly except for the rod dust and hole it put in the side of the block.