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    Quote Originally Posted by phantomzer0 View Post
    When we did this on the Camaro, it was a night and day difference. The LS1 brake upgrade is the first thing any LT1 owner should do, IMO.
    Thats the truth.Then get ss braided brake lines and you will be set.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT1_Fireman View Post
    Thats the truth.Then get ss braided brake lines and you will be set.

    doing the swap soon have the brakes but need the ss brakes lines, where to get them?

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    Well, my black car is a drag car, so I really don't want to add any more weight to it, especially on the front end. If you guys really want to feel how much better an LT1 car can stop, get a better set of rotors and pads, and strip 300-400 lbs off of it.

    This LS1 swap mod should be good for guys who auto-x or street cruise, but not drag cars.
    '94 coupe, 10.15 at 133.65 414" LT1, 4500 stall, n/a, pump gas, mufflers, street trim
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    my car weighs 3771 and goes 10.40's in my eyes its all about the combo...build what you want I want big brakes because my street wheels are 19's and the lt1 brakes are tiny behind those wheels

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chased View Post
    my car weighs 3771 and goes 10.40's in my eyes its all about the combo...build what you want I want big brakes because my street wheels are 19's and the lt1 brakes are tiny behind those wheels
    I understand what you are saying totally, but I am sure that there are a lot of guys out there who go down to their local auto parts store for new pads/rotors and get this line:

    " well we have the top quality, lifetime warranty pads/rotors for $159.99, and then we have the generic line for $29.99". Most everyone will buy the cheapo stuff. This will have a more dramatic effect on their braking than anything else. Go to an auto-x and see if ANYONE runs cheapo stuff there, they don't.

    I have a magazine (Car and Driver, dec 1995) that tests a Z28 SS, versus a WS6 Formula, versus a Mustang Cobra, all '96 models. They do a bunch of 70-0 stops. Normally they would do 60-0 but whatever. The Z28 stopped in 163 feet, the formula 171 feet and the stang 175 feet. I would guess that they would all knock about 20-25 feet off if they did a 60-0 test instead. Is that so bad? I don't ever remember hearing anything about how amazing LS1 brakes were when those cars came out. All I heard about were the motors. I would LOVE to see a comparison test of an LT1 car with a swapped stock LS1 brake setup versus a high-quality pad/rotor combo on the LT1 setup. A nice set of $99.00 slotted rotors that shave 6lbs of unsprung weight, along with a good pad would stop on a dime.
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    OK, now ls1 swap w/ slotted rotors and good pads > lt w/ slotted rotors and good pads.

    After reading how night and day this swap is, I'm gonna try to locate a swap soon, my rotors are warped.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil350 View Post
    I'm doing the swap here in a few months as well as a complete suspension front rebuild, if you want stainless lines, you can use lines that are for LT1s doing the C5 brake conversion.

    ya have a p/n for those?

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    oh, i did this swap recently, while i liked how my 93 stopped, it is better now. i also didnt bother to do an alignment, measured toe before and after and there was no change.


    i also autocross, and while i always buy a good pad, i have yet to see rotors make much diff in stopping ability.

    anyone know stopping distances for a 68/69 AMC AMX with discs? you wont believe me so look it up.

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    i did the rear brakes first that was a 3 hour deal....i noticed a very nice difference the car did not dive as hard under hard braking
    a few weeks later i installed the front set-up all done in 1 hr. including the bleeding...
    overall a great upgrade and total cost for me was:
    Ls1 rear brakes
    rotors
    backing plates
    emergency brake cables
    T-splitter and metal brake lines
    $60.00
    Ls1 spindles w/hubs
    rotors
    calipers
    brakes
    $85.00
    now its rotor upgrade time

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    Picked up my front swap at a swap meet for $40 and am going to start it this weekend. I personally can't wait my stock brakes are SHOT, makes slowing down from a good pull kinda scary. I'll probably keep my rear brakes stock and just get good pads for them
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