wrd1972

By this statement, I will assume that your old LT1 shaft must have had severly worn out u-joint bearings, in other words a ton of slop and play. That said , I dont see how switching from the LT1 to the LS1 shaft can be "way more responsive and not want to yank" the way you describe. If the worn shaft was replaced with an unworn shaft, it should drive a lot better.

Aside from the more "buff" construction of the LS1 shaft, the only advantage is the removal of the rag joint which is intended to dampen and reduce vibes to some extent.

I ended up stretching my LT1 shaft by 3/4" in order to better clearance my headers, looks like this might not be doable on the LS1 shaft. I was concerned that when I welded the shaft back at its new length, I might have impeded the telescoping mechanism in the event of a crash. Seeing the solid NON telescoping construction of the LS1 shaft, I now know that this is not a problem on my longer steering shaft.

96m6lt1

yes, my ragjoint was tired but i have had the car for a long time and the steering way surpasses what it ever was...i also like the fact that the Ls1 shaft does not have that bulky ragjoint on the end more room......
you are correct about the replacement of a new joint,new ragjoint= problem will occur again. ragjoint elim. kit that would have solved the problem aswell and was just about to order the part until i started working on the Ls1 shaft so now problem solved 15min and 5.00 spent

GreenDemon

I work in a shop and we see "butter" on the oil caps all the time. Just a result of cold weather combined w/ short trips. Do oil changes more often and it will help...

wrd1972

I agree. If its just a bit in the cap, its from moisture and not a big deal.

Sick97SS

Im still trying to minimize this "butter" issue. Replaced the PCV valve and even after a fresh oil change it still shows up in the oil cap after a few hundred miles.

My CCV hose on the passenger valve cover seems pretty old and needing replacement soon. however there is no vacuum comming from the line at all. when should i be feeling suction? at idle? at rpm? even if i remove the hose from the TB leaving the valve cover end still attached in the grommet, and stick my finger on the hose hole there is no vacuum at all. meaning the pcv is not pulling vacuum right?? also the same ccv hose is full of the nasty yellow butter as well, meaning that there is no vacuum and that crap is getting into or comming from my TB somehow.

There is no blowby that i can tell from the listening to the oil cap, and the pcv hose IS pulling a good bit of vacuum. where else can the pcv vacuum be getting lost?