[mitchntx]

Has anyone else noticed that used aftermarket parts availabilty has gone up quite a bit? And has anyone noticed that parts sales seem to be way off?

I see longtube headers for sale and there are zero replies. OF course, in many cases, owners are asking 80-90% of retail. They must be smoking crack.

Camshafts and heads are in abundant supply ... but again, way over priced for used parts.

It appears that the mod market might be drying up a tad for this platform. Stands to reason ... it's been out of production for 2 1/2 years. I just find it interesting that parts are becoming more abundant, both retail and used, yet the costs are not coming down.

[Soma07]

Can we all agree that R&D on LT1 engines has all but ceased?


And all these used F-Body parts cropping up ... why are the owners selling? Platform change?

Pretty much, but luckily the LT1 shares quite a few parts with a Gen I SBC so there are no shortage of ways to build one. The only real limiting factor are the blocks. The motor was only made for 5yrs and only for a handful of cars. I can easily see rebuildable LT1 blocks getting pretty expensive in the next few years.

As for all the used parts showing up its just people moving on to other platforms. No one wants to drive an f-body anymore with all the other choices now available.