the six is nice, but if you want to go to shows on the road, and drive it on the highway, I would go with the ls1.....
I had a 250 inline-6 in mine, but got a 350 TPI engine, and 700r4 to put in it....Also replaced the rear end, that will make it much easier to drive on the highway, and not rev the engine up to high.......my .02