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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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2009 Corvette ZR1 LS9 spy shots

http://jalopnik.com/cars/detroit-aut...ble-326717.php
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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oooooohhhhhh Damn!

She exists!!?!?!?!?! SHE EXISTS!!!!!!

Look at that intercooler, look at that piece of art! I've only seen a very small number of those "upside-down" intercooled roots-style chargers. Relatively 'new' design I guess, but they are super efficient compared to the past styles. Awesome that the LS9 is using it!

What can I say?.......Me want!
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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i swear, only GM could make such a badass motor look gay with that stupid cover
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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Damn that looks nice!
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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HOLY ****!


Now how the hell does that work!!

EDIT: After looking at it, i think the air will go up from the blower into the intercooler top half, and be blown to the sides for which they are going into, as it has 2 radiators, I assume the air gets split and goes through them, even more so because of the space between the two that could situate the outlet for the blower....

Ooh look, electric throttle control.

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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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That being said (I still remember the idiots on LS1Tech raging at me when I called them on when they posted the 5th gen pics... ).......it confirms the hood "window"....at least to me it does....me no likey the "window" concept though.... :sad:
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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That is an odd intercooler set-up. DAKMOR, I can see where you are going with the air being pushed around inner section of the cooler and then into the heads.
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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GM needs a SuperCharger to make that power!?
Why don't you make your own power GM!!!

hahahah kidding (this references another post about someone bashing Fords S/C engines)

Can't wait to see this in Detroit....
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:41 AM
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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Not really "Spy shots".. more like... "leaked shots".

Very nice indeed... can't wait to see how it does on the track.
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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Nice I love that it is Blue Devil blue
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 2K1SunsetSS
i swear, only GM could make such a badass motor look gay with that stupid cover

_+1_
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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I'm a minority on this, I guess...but I really Like the Cover! I like how they integrated the Blower into it. (like they integrate the manifold on all the other LS's).
Old Nov 27, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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That's not anywhere near as cool-looking as the LT5 was.



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