If the LS1/LS2/LS6 engine family has a shortcoming, it has to be the rocker arm mounting, which doesn't allow for adjustment. Non-adjustable rockers have become standard in virtually all late-model ...
LS engine architecture is indisputably amazing. There are examples everywhere, including the pages of Car Craft, of engines plucked out of salvage yards making reliable horsepower even at 1,000+ hp.
The rocker arm is possibly the third most abused part in your engine. The connecting rods take the cake for the most abuse, followed closely by the piston assembly, but we like to think the rocker ...