# yup...LS1 in a terminator. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [August 16, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yup-ls1-in-a-terminator/246152 "2009-08-16T06:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yup-ls1-in-a-terminator/246152/23 "2009-08-16T14:16:35Z")
> [@Lingerie Haircuts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lingerie-haircuts/21714/4): > > Im sure they used the ls1 because it is cheaper and easier to find then another termi engine or 331 that you posted dave actually I read about the real reason lol I just wanted to start up some furry before I said why… real reason why they went with the LS1 was because they wanted N/A power, that a aftermarket blower was going to put down on the Cobra motor…thats why its a 383 LS1…540rwhp… they went to a lighter, N/A motor with just as much power as a aftermarket blower terminator because its a road coarse car and on a road coarse, the blower gets some serious heat soak. Being N/A…it eliminates all those heak soak worries. Heat soak was the real reason why they scrapped the 4v motor. a fully dressed LS1 with the tranny attatched weighs around 520lbs…those 4v motors weigh alot more. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yup-ls1-in-a-terminator/246152)._