How do they name an engine??
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How do they name an engine??
Like, LS1, LT1, LS6, LB4, LO3?
And how come my thirdgen camaro's engines anrt listed by its "letter name" like the 4th gens?
If you know how they name the engines, is there a way to predict what the next engine will be called?
Is the name just the REPO code and nothing special?
And how come my thirdgen camaro's engines anrt listed by its "letter name" like the 4th gens?
If you know how they name the engines, is there a way to predict what the next engine will be called?
Is the name just the REPO code and nothing special?
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In some cases they do pick a specific code, though... such as LT1, LS6, etc...
I'm talking the modern day ones anyway... to link them to legendary powerplants from the past.
To be honest, I think it'd be better to give them a new RPO and keep things less confusing.
I'm talking the modern day ones anyway... to link them to legendary powerplants from the past.
To be honest, I think it'd be better to give them a new RPO and keep things less confusing.
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I've always found it amusing that out of all the auto manufacturers in the world, pretty much only GM's engines are widely known by their internal designations. Cruise any car-related message board on the internet (American, European, Japanese) and everyone will know what an LS1 or LT1 is. But how many know the codes for Hondas, Fords, etc. unless they actually own one? Even the car mags throw around "LS1" like it's common knowledge.
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Originally posted by R377
I've always found it amusing that out of all the auto manufacturers in the world, pretty much only GM's engines are widely known by their internal designations. Cruise any car-related message board on the internet (American, European, Japanese) and everyone will know what an LS1 or LT1 is. But how many know the codes for Hondas, Fords, etc. unless they actually own one? Even the car mags throw around "LS1" like it's common knowledge.
I've always found it amusing that out of all the auto manufacturers in the world, pretty much only GM's engines are widely known by their internal designations. Cruise any car-related message board on the internet (American, European, Japanese) and everyone will know what an LS1 or LT1 is. But how many know the codes for Hondas, Fords, etc. unless they actually own one? Even the car mags throw around "LS1" like it's common knowledge.
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Originally posted by Darth Xed
In some cases they pick a specific code, to link them to legendary powerplants from the past.
To be honest, I think it'd be better to give them a new RPO and keep things less confusing.
In some cases they pick a specific code, to link them to legendary powerplants from the past.
To be honest, I think it'd be better to give them a new RPO and keep things less confusing.
Their choice for engine RPO's seems to have no rhyme or reason except in rare cases. The H.O. 305 in '83 called L69 was named that way just because it sounded provocative. This particular one has been documented.
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