Good receipte for ~500whp LS1

[Mikko]

At first, sorry for language mistakes. Try to understand

What do i need for 450-500whp LS1 engine, it will be used at circuit racer / driftcar and should be wide operating range and pretty "bulletproof", engine management is going to be fully programmable one.

Recommendations for heads, cam and intake manifold

What pistons? Do i need better connection rods?

ARP bolts? Lifters, Rockers? What else to look at?

So points is, what to buy, what parts are good for they cost-effective. These engines are little uncommon in Finland where i live.

[BlackScreaminMachine]

You need a "Blank Check"

You need to hand said check to Mikey @ Rapid Motorsports

Then work on paying off that debt.

[Mikko]

Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine

You need a "Blank Check"

You need to hand said check to Mikey @ Rapid Motorsports

Then work on paying off that debt.

Sorry...? Didn´t quite understand, my english isn´t that perfect.

Just looking for a good basic setup.

[BlackScreaminMachine]

Go buy a motor from a shop that knows how to make reliable 500+ N/A LS1's.

http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/

Rapid Dominator Series 402CI LS2 Crate Engine

http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/mode...=1&intYearId=3

[nitr0racing21]

^^ blackscreamingmachine was saying take it to a shop and ask them I want to say if you have a tuner boost it to 7 pounds(7PSI)

[conan]

Do you have the ls1 already?

[SOMbitch]

You will get a lot of advice on this if you move it to internal. Go seach threads by Patrick G and he has one called recipe to 500rwhp. I'll look for it later and try to update this thread with a link.

Having said that LSx cars are notorious for oiling failure in drift and road race cars. The oil sloshes away from the pickup and bearings run dry and bye-bye very expensive motor. A dry sump is the best IMO. There are aftermarket pans with baffles to help with this problem but dry sump is still best. Follow this thread and learn from it what you can........ They are talking about rpm's but it still applies to drift cars.

Oiling system RPM limit?

[mabbott]

Are you wanting to do all of the work yourself?

[brians91formula]

Get a good H/C/I combo and you should be at 450+ RWHP with supporting mods.

[Mikko]

Yes i have LS1+T56 Combo from F-body. And yes, i´m planning of building engine myself, it´s not my first race engine to build.

And as i said, i´m from Finland and LSx engines aren´t too common here, either to speedshops.

[Bad Blue WS6]

All you need is this....

The "recipe" to 500 rwhp with heads and cam.


and then some $

[Mikko]

Originally Posted by Bad Blue WS6

All you need is this....

The "recipe" to 500 rwhp with heads and cam.


and then some $

Yes i´ve looked that thread. Just wondered if that info is still current because it´s written in 2007, i meant that have better parts come to market since that.

My friend suggested Dart Pro heads and Lunati harshest cam from summit.

I don´t have endless budget for this project, let´s say about 4-5000$ at max. to engine rebuild. And hoping little less...

[conan]

If you have the money I would go with a stroker rotating assembly (4.0" stroke= 383 ls1) that with a good head/cam/intake will make 500+ at the wheels through a 6 speed.