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someone told me that that motor is not good for a marine applicationSo I'm doing research on an LS7 crate motor I have in my possesion and came across this from a friend today
I believe the 12.25 compression, cast iron heads, and flat tap cam say there are better options.someone told me that that motor is not good for a marine application
Were these ever an option? I thought they scrapped ever installing from factory and it was sold as an "off road only" long block?You can ask whatever you want for it. Doesn't mean they will get it. The value would be if it had the correct pad stamp for a chevelle or vette.
Perhaps , but its been in a boat since 73 till recentlysomeone told me that that motor is not good for a marine application
The Ls7 never made it into a car from the factory. That engine would need to be disassembled and all clearances checked. Better off with an all aluminum Dart 540 for half that price.Were these ever an option? I thought they scrapped ever installing from factory and it was sold as an "off road only" long block?
So I'm doing research on an LS7 crate motor I have in my possesion and came across this from a friend today
Can you say scam???
That's one funny looking LS engine!
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Chevrolet called several of their engines "LS" prior to the current ls engine familyCan you say scam???
That's one funny looking LS engine!
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Chevrolet called several of their engines "LS" prior to the current ls engine family
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Collector Car Corner: Solving a Chevy LS7 454 engine mystery
I bought a 69 Camaro from a guy in Texas with an old Chevy crate engine in it called an LS7 Big Block. He installed the LS7 in the car in the late 1980's and the number stamped on the block is TL02XCH09488093.www.spokesman.com
They killed EVERY available Buick block in America for those starter's. The Air Force pillaged every junk yard and parts suppliers across the US before swapping to the 454Pretty cool. Did you know they used LS7 454's to start the SR71's? They have a couple of them on display in the museum in Tucson.
The original design was conceived by two Lockheed Skunk Works engineers who had prior race car engine knowledge. In the mid-1970's, the engines of the start carts was changed to Chevrolet LS-7 454's. The Chevrolet big block engines developed 465 horsepower each. Even so, for many years they were still referred to as the Buick's.
In the '80's the AG-330 Start Carts were mothballed and in there place came a Pneumatic Air starting system for the SR-71's. It is true that the start carts were hard to maneuver around. Logistically, a recovery of a Blackbird at another base could be done easier with Pneumatic Air. Garrett Air Research installed the Pneumatic Air starting system in each of the hangers at Beale AFB to accommodate the SR-71 engine starts. The launches were never quite the same without the Buick's or the 454's.
Credit should be given to those people that maintained the AG-330's in the 9th SRW Aerospace Ground Support Section. Along with maintaining all support equipment, they took great pride in maintaining the Start Carts tuned and in tip top condition. A job well done.
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Better off with the Ls7 anyway. The king of rat enginesThey killed EVERY available Buick block in America for those starter's. The Air Force pillaged every junk yard and parts suppliers across the US before swapping to the 454
Higher than giraffe pussyIt may be priced a bit high
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i used to buy them in the 1980s for 1700 dollars. in a 1968 Camaro it would run 11.50 easy. i put one in a 73 WESCO true flat bottom it would run 9.50 in the quater mile.So I'm doing research on an LS7 crate motor I have in my possesion and came across this from a friend today
Thats what's in my flat, the last machinist couldn't understand why I wanted to save it so bad, plus nostalgic reasons.I have a high Nickle notched block from my flat. To bad it was decked. Still worth a chunk. Who built those jet starters?- Arlan Kurtis
You been hanging with this guy?Can you say scam???
That's one funny looking LS engine!
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You been hanging with this guy?
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Awesome trivia , RDPs brain trust never disappointsPretty cool. Did you know they used LS7 454's to start the SR71's? They have a couple of them on display in the museum in Tucson.
The original design was conceived by two Lockheed Skunk Works engineers who had prior race car engine knowledge. In the mid-1970's, the engines of the start carts was changed to Chevrolet LS-7 454's. The Chevrolet big block engines developed 465 horsepower each. Even so, for many years they were still referred to as the Buick's.
In the '80's the AG-330 Start Carts were mothballed and in there place came a Pneumatic Air starting system for the SR-71's. It is true that the start carts were hard to maneuver around. Logistically, a recovery of a Blackbird at another base could be done easier with Pneumatic Air. Garrett Air Research installed the Pneumatic Air starting system in each of the hangers at Beale AFB to accommodate the SR-71 engine starts. The launches were never quite the same without the Buick's or the 454's.
Credit should be given to those people that maintained the AG-330's in the 9th SRW Aerospace Ground Support Section. Along with maintaining all support equipment, they took great pride in maintaining the Start Carts tuned and in tip top condition. A job well done.
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