Originally Posted by 2000WS6Vert

You have to look at things from a business perspective. GM always reuses parts (ie, engines) across the line. LS1 went from Corvette to fbody. I don't see a supercharged V8 in use at the moment...plus that SC adds costs onto the base car.

So...the LS2 went from vette to GTO, SSR, CTS-V, etc.

So...unless there is a LS3 already available before the Camaro comes out...my money is the LS2 as it will still be in production in great numbers. It all boils down to re-using parts to keep costs down.

Now...the LS7 will be in production for the Z06 and the CTS-V and maybe a few other vehicles. If it's still being used in 2009 I'd say there's a good chance it could make it into the new Camaro if another company is still producing a 500 HP car.

What's interesting to note is that for some reason the GT500 is a low 12's mid teens car. If the Camaro keeps it's weight at around 3500# and the LS2 or equivalent is bumped up to 425-450 HP....that should be enough to keep up with the GT500.

I think the z28 or SS will run high 12's low teens stock and match the GT500 with very little mods.

We shall see....we have another year or two until GM releases all the details...but let the speculation begin.

Originally Posted by Mushasi

I'll be happy with 400hp, if GM can keep the Camaro's weight around 3450lbs.

I personally don't think I can handle a 500hp car. I'll take a driving lesson first, 'cos I'll probably be spinning out of control a lot...

Originally Posted by AZZKKER

you would learn quickly

Originally Posted by EllwynX

How about if you've never owned a car with over 200hp? LOL

None of my previous vehicles were over 200 obviously and that one was my '02 V6 Camaro...

So I'll quickly learn to compensate for 400+hp if that's what the midlevel has?

This was something I really was curious about to be honest.

Only car with over 200 I've ever driven was a V8 '06 Dakota w/230hp and an '06 Nissan Frontier w/265... But they were just test drives.

Heh, I bet I'm the only person on this site who's an HP Virgin. LOL

Originally Posted by LandonElf

Nowadays it seems to be more about the timeslip than the dyno chart.

Originally Posted by GRNcamaro

hey this is a dumb qestion but why does every one say the ls7 and ls2 wont be out by the time the camaro comes out its only 3 years. but i mean the 5.8 was around a long long time but the 6.0 just came out

Originally Posted by GRNcamaro

sorry i meant 5.7 i must have hit 8 instead. i thought i read some where though that the lsX might possibly be dead because of a new engine coming out. and i didn’t mean to say they weren’t going to i just wanted to understand where u guys were coming up with these conclusions i guess i can see them now. but hasn’t the corvette always had the new engine a few years prior to the camaro? if so wouldn’t that mean that if chevy followed in prior tradition that the corvette would have to have a 6.2 next year.

Originally Posted by 95firehawk

Forget about the LS7. It's hand built and too expensive to put in an affordable performance car slated for 100,000 plus units. Even if only a select few are scheduled to be the top model. The LS2 and the LS7 most likely won't be around by the time the Camaro comes out. We are most likely going to see a naturally aspirated 6.2 L and a supercharged 6.2 L. But only time will tell.

Originally Posted by 95firehawk

It used to be that whatever new engine the Corvette got, the F-body would get the following year. But Corvette, GTO, and CTS-V all got the 6.0 in '05. So I don't think that applies anymore. I believe that whatever the base engine for the Corvette is in '08 is what you will see as the midlevel engine for the Camaro. Whether the car comes out in last quarter of '08 or the first quarter of '09.