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Originally Posted by Tenrocca
You know they used to have a "best sounding" at the nats. Won by a LS1 car a few years back.....  |
All things being fair and equal. I do agree that the LS1 plant can sound pretty sweet, I had one in a modified LX8 adventra a year or so ago, before I sold it.
It was feed by an Eaton 2300cc SC, had upgraded injectors, CAIS SS Inductions growler uptake and oversized 92mm throttle body, was extracted and running a duel and balanced 2 and 3/4 inch sports system.....it had a very heavy boat and trailer to tow up some steep territory in and out of Patonga...so needed the extra bang.
Above 2500 rpm though, all you could here was the Eaton..go figure...but for a heavy tank..went like a dog shot in the bum when it did not have 2100 kg plus to pull...but soaked up fuel like an Alaskan penguin with the power map active.
Still sounded unreal, but very 21st century...my own preference is still for the push rod (rather than DOHC or OHC) sixties sounding V8 for a my cobra..but each has their own preference so fair enough.
CAVEAT: I am being fair and objective here...not stirring the pot