Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
I rather like tha idea of an rs model with a v6 and a v8, much like the 3rd gens.
I say go with the v6 and the DoD 5.3 for the rs models, an LS2 for the middle model, and an LS7 variant for the top model.
I say go with the v6 and the DoD 5.3 for the rs models, an LS2 for the middle model, and an LS7 variant for the top model.
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
Originally Posted by mako350Z28
I rather like tha idea of an rs model with a v6 and a v8, much like the 3rd gens.
I say go with the v6 and the DoD 5.3 for the rs models, an LS2 for the middle model, and an LS7 varient for the top model.
I say go with the v6 and the DoD 5.3 for the rs models, an LS2 for the middle model, and an LS7 varient for the top model.
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
godofdragons :
the charger is already waiting to be beat by the new v6. we dont need to compare to it in horsepower, these arent supras you know.
the charger is already waiting to be beat by the new v6. we dont need to compare to it in horsepower, these arent supras you know.
People aren't going to ponder power to weight ratio's in the showroom. They're gonna be like, "Is that thing got as much power as a Hemi ???" Salesman, "Naaaa but it can still smoke a hemi"...(People don't put much confidence in these kind of sales pitch's nowadays.)
I too would LOVE to see a HERITAGE Camaro with a HERITAGE displacement....ie.: the Infamous 396!..talk about a HOOK..(in Top Dog, ofcourse)
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
3.9 in base 5.3 in RS 6.0 in Z28 and blown 6.2 in SS. LS7 is too exspensive and GM is going to make a blown 6.2 anyways, not for the base vette tho. The LS7 block can't be touched. They have already maxed out the block, the only mods left are bolt ons. But TT or SC might be a good road to head down for it. Im all for bringing back a 396.
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
Originally Posted by CCoop8830
3.9 in base 5.3 in RS 6.0 in Z28 and blown 6.2 in SS. LS7 is too exspensive and GM is going to make a blown 6.2 anyways, not for the base vette tho. The LS7 block can't be touched. They have already maxed out the block, the only mods left are bolt ons. But TT or SC might be a good road to head down for it. Im all for bringing back a 396.
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
Maybe they won't do they will do a more modern cu.in. engine. It doesn't have to be a 427, or a 350 or a 396. I'm figuring that the next ls7 change will be a slightly stroked engine. Like 433 or some odd number, but probably maketed under Liters, like 7.1 liter (433) or 7.2 liter (440 (which has been done by oldsmobile in the past)).
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Re: Possible engines in top dog Camaro?
I don't really care about "heritage' cubic inch numbers, as long as the engine makes more power than it needs to.
I guess we aren't going to be getting any "hints" in this thread from people in the know at GM, because thus far it has just been our speculation. Maybe GM isn't entirely sure yet, but I wonder what they have been considering.
I guess we aren't going to be getting any "hints" in this thread from people in the know at GM, because thus far it has just been our speculation. Maybe GM isn't entirely sure yet, but I wonder what they have been considering.
