Thread: 71 Camaro engine choice advice

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Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I hate you Ok, educate me on the LT1, is it an orphan. I did look at them and their cheap but I know nothing about the Tuned Port thing. ( ps, gotta be an automatic, I got sick of shifting the T/A )

OK, ok, I'll buy the 6 speed from you. Click this link and go about 3/4s the way down the page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevro...2.80.931997.29

I wouldn't say they are an orphan. They were used in a lot of street rods in the 80s-90s. These were the LS engines of that time frame IMO. They get really decent mileage as long as you have a 700r4 or equivalent trans, and were pretty reliable. These still used a dist instead of the opti spark like the 94 up ones. That is probably the worst part of the later LT1s of this ear. I've heard the only down fall is getting special tunes made since these require a burned chip but I've only ever messed with stock ones like these. I had a couple 95 up ones but they changed the intakes on them.

It isn't a real muscle car without 3 pedals is what I keep getting told.......