Have any of you who are bagging the 5.7L LS1 actually driven one HARD .. not just a casual drive up the shops to buy a pie in your mates ute or whatnot? Stocky LS1s (like mine) are pretty docile things in normal commuting .. but put the boot into them and crank up the revs and that mechanical beast will rear its head.
I concurr with the original authors thoughts .. especially the "mechanical" noise. The Ls1 is pretty noisy, but after awhile it's kind of reassuring, like a noisy watch or an angry sound, like a mechanical monster under the hood (except when it develops into piston slap, gudgeon-ping noise, etc :( ).
Yep, this is the "Australian Ford Forums", but how about a little open-mindedness?? Just hate Holdens 'cos they are Holdens?? How about we put export badges on them and call them Chevrolets? To most blue-blood, anti-Holden members .. just be thankful you weren't looking for a new car after '83 when Fords idea of performance was 4.1 I6. It took Holdens continued support of "performance" to drag Ford kicking-and-screaming to the position it is today. Now Ford is performance oriented and loving it. Thanks Holden ..
Rod
'03 SV8 A4
'01 AUII V8 ute
'69 AMC Javelin
'69 Dodge Phoenix 4-door hardtop
'70 Plymouth Fury convertible
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