LS1 vs 302H.O.

[ryan218]

Correction....the newest 5.0 you can get in a mustang is in a 95 Model. Just a tip of advice Ryan, I am a Ford Advocate, big fan, big passion. However, a true car nut appreciates most vehicles, not one specific model and make. Chevy makes great vehicles, so does ford, and rarely, but occasionally Dodge. I think most people could open their minds up a little bit. If I went rollin' by you in a Chevelle (or insert any great chev/dodge/ford) you would stop in your tracks to admire it, not go "what a piece of ____".

yeah sorry. i didnt get the FOX in front of the mustang there lol

last year was 93 for fox body. 94 was first year of 5.0 for sn95 and 95 was last year of 5.0 in sn95

buts thanks. ill go up and edit

 

[ryan218]

Yeah, my 302 has 250k+ on it and it's just now starting to smoke....i've never heard of an LS1 with that many miles.

word.

ours has 230k on and it dont smoke a bit. and the engine has never been pulled.

 

[90]

Yeah, my 302 has 250k+ on it and it's just now starting to smoke....i've never heard of an LS1 with that many miles.

word.

ours has 230k on and it dont smoke a bit. and the engine has never been pulled.


MY POINT EXACTLY!

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

yeah sorry. i didnt get the FOX in front of the mustang there lol

last year was 93 for fox body. 94 was first year of 5.0 for sn95 and 95 was last year of 5.0 in sn95

buts thanks. ill go up and edit

Not to bust your balls but they were still a version of the Fox platform up to '04 Just a bit modified...lol.

 

[25thmustang]

I love how most people with a bias to one brand are usually young guys who havent owned any other vehicle. Notice how the guys who owned LS1 are saying they are great motors, and in great cars.

I like Fbodies as well as Mustangs. And when you compare them reliability wise its hard to say ones better than the other. For every good Ford there are bad ones, and the same goes for GMs!

 

[90mustangGT]

F-bodies suck, I know. Foxes rule.

Wow, 2 engines getting piston slap? Were they stock?

 

[ryan218]

Not to bust your balls but they were still a version of the Fox platform up to '04 Just a bit modified...lol.

what ones

 

[90_Red_LX]

mustang motors last 4ever... gm, not that long! imo! im happy with the mustang its like what 900lbs lighter? no complaints outta 5.0 from me!

I'll bet an ls1 lasts longer and makes more power with more gas mileage than any of fords 4.6 motors.

Don't get me wrong, I hate the cocky ls1 owners, and I'm going to take him down or blow the damn car up trying. I'm not a chevy guy, but I love all cars. My bias is to ford, but the lsX is the pinnacle of performance v8's currently imo. Say 5.4 blown all day, but in the end, the c6 z06 makes lunch of the gt500 and can give a ford gt the run for it's money. N/A at that, and gets 25mpg highway. It just pisses me off that ls motors are automatically pos just because their pathetic owners.

 

[Engel]

I'll bet an ls1 lasts longer and makes more power with more gas mileage than any of fords 4.6 motors.

Don't get me wrong, I hate the cocky ls1 owners, and I'm going to take him down or blow the damn car up trying. I'm not a chevy guy, but I love all cars. My bias is to ford, but the lsX is the pinnacle of performance v8's currently imo. Say 5.4 blown all day, but in the end, the c6 z06 makes lunch of the gt500 and can give a ford gt the run for it's money. N/A at that, and gets 25mpg highway. It just pisses me off that ls motors are automatically pos just because their pathetic owners.

It might be a fairer comparison if the gt500 dropped 800 pds

 

[90_Red_LX]

It might be a fairer comparison if the gt500 dropped 800 pds

True, but it weighs close to 4k pounds, and thats how it is. Don't get me wrong, I think the 5.4 with the blower is sweet, but I see a different path that ford could have taken which would have shaved some weight at least on the motor. While I think most of chevys cars are ugly, they done that motor right. It proved that a pushrod motor is still a very competitive v8 motor in all aspects, from performance to fuel economy to durability. Of course it's hard to beat the old pushrods in terms of durability, but the ls1 is up there. My little 302 has been through hell with me, but it keeps on going and runs strong as hell.

 

[90]

ill take that bet all day... ford motors last twice aslong if not longer.. then gm's! "imo"...

 

[stykthyn]

Correction....the newest 5.0 you can get in a mustang is in a 95 Model. Just a tip of advice Ryan, I am a Ford Advocate, big fan, big passion. However, a true car nut appreciates most vehicles, not one specific model and make. Chevy makes great vehicles, so does ford, and rarely, but occasionally Dodge. I think most people could open their minds up a little bit. If I went rollin' by you in a Chevelle (or insert any great chev/dodge/ford) you would stop in your tracks to admire it, not go "what a piece of ____".

wow at least there are a couple of automotive enthusiasts here. I am tired of hearing all this biased crap.

 

[25thmustang]

Saying a Ford motor lasts longer... and then saying in your opinion means nothing if you dont own both with the same care and same mileage then how could you possibly know?

Personally we have had GM motors that were junk, and ones that wouldnt quit. Also had Ford motors that went bad and ones that run hard! Its a toss up in my eyes!

 

[90]

true, i understand what your sayen.. and no ive never fallowed 2 new cars till the death's... but ive seen Cars come and go, and imo, fords last longer! just cuz i own a ford.. doesnt mean that i love fords! it was 50/50... i was looken for a z28 before i bought my mustang, infact 2 days before i found the stang i was about to put a down payment on a t/a lt1.. either would have been faster then a 5.0... i went on a gut feeling and bought what i thought would be best! happend to be a fox bodie!

 

[89tang]

Because the car looks like a Geo Storm on roids. They tried to hard with the aerodynamics and had to put the engine somewhere. It's pretty stupid really.

Your right looks just like a Geo Storm .

And anyone that says a TA isn't one of the best looking cars on the road is on crack. Not saying it's the best looking car but to say it's remotely ugly is stupid.

Yeah, my 302 has 250k+ on it and it's just now starting to smoke....i've never heard of an LS1 with that many miles.

The LS1 is just as strong as the 302 i believe and there are quite a few 100+k LS1's running around that run just as good as they did with 10k on them.

 

[90]

that storm looks more like Z28 then a T/A

 

[stykthyn]

an LT1 z28 maybe,
T/A is a sexy mother ****** I want one bad.

 

[90]

i just said that!

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Your right looks just like a Geo Storm .

And anyone that says a TA isn't one of the best looking cars on the road is on crack. Not saying it's the best looking car but to say it's remotely ugly is stupid.



The LS1 is just as strong as the 302 i believe and there are quite a few 100+k LS1's running around that run just as good as they did with 10k on them.

Post that up with the Camaro like i said There was also this photoshop a while back going around of a Camaro with a picture of a large mouth bass next to it....they look so much alike it isn't funny.

 

[blackened88lx]

ws6 Meanest looking car of all time imo. My father has always been strictly general motors, and I am the first to own a Ford. I agree with 25thmustang, you can get good and bad in both. The mildly built 350 in our motorhome has over 300k on it and still runs very strong, never thinks about a puff of smoke or a tick My truck has 160k on it and runs incredibly strong, even the 700r4 is still good! . We've never had an engine failure with all the GM vehicles we've owned, and I guess it's time to see if the same can be said for the only Ford in the family.