New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by Ryan's LT1
Why is it called the L92? Will it's name change to an LSx designation once it debuts in the Corvette?
I'm guessing LS3 won't be just a rebranding of L92... GM aren't like that... there will be tangible reasons, I'm sure.
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
The compression ratio of the L92 is only 10.5:1. The LS2 is 10.9 and the LS7 is 11.0:1, so we can just guess that the Vette/Camaro/whatever other car version will get higher compression and a slightly bigger cam. I'd bet that the car version will get at least another 25-50hp to compete with the 6.1L Hemi and Shelby GT500.
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by AdioSS
to compete with the 6.1L Hemi
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by RussStang
I thought it was already stated on this board that the SRT Challenger will be getting a version of the new 392(6.4L) Hemi crate motor?
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Has anybody here wondered how the DOD engines will work with "performance upgrades".
If we wanted to put in a big nasty cam/heads/headers what will we have to do??? Eliminate the DOD function from the CPU? Or wonder if you could get that to work on a HiPo engine as well...???
Reason I ask is the speculation of the Camaro getting a version of the 5.3 DoD and rumors of the 6.2 getting it as well. I would hate to have an engine I can't mod because the DoD is there...
If we wanted to put in a big nasty cam/heads/headers what will we have to do??? Eliminate the DOD function from the CPU? Or wonder if you could get that to work on a HiPo engine as well...???
Reason I ask is the speculation of the Camaro getting a version of the 5.3 DoD and rumors of the 6.2 getting it as well. I would hate to have an engine I can't mod because the DoD is there...
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by Chrome383Z
Has anybody here wondered how the DOD engines will work with "performance upgrades".
If we wanted to put in a big nasty cam/heads/headers what will we have to do??? Eliminate the DOD function from the CPU? Or wonder if you could get that to work on a HiPo engine as well...???
Reason I ask is the speculation of the Camaro getting a version of the 5.3 DoD and rumors of the 6.2 getting it as well. I would hate to have an engine I can't mod because the DoD is there...
If we wanted to put in a big nasty cam/heads/headers what will we have to do??? Eliminate the DOD function from the CPU? Or wonder if you could get that to work on a HiPo engine as well...???
Reason I ask is the speculation of the Camaro getting a version of the 5.3 DoD and rumors of the 6.2 getting it as well. I would hate to have an engine I can't mod because the DoD is there...
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by Chrome383Z
Has anybody here wondered how the DOD engines will work with "performance upgrades".
If we wanted to put in a big nasty cam/heads/headers what will we have to do??? Eliminate the DOD function from the CPU? Or wonder if you could get that to work on a HiPo engine as well...???
Reason I ask is the speculation of the Camaro getting a version of the 5.3 DoD and rumors of the 6.2 getting it as well. I would hate to have an engine I can't mod because the DoD is there...
If we wanted to put in a big nasty cam/heads/headers what will we have to do??? Eliminate the DOD function from the CPU? Or wonder if you could get that to work on a HiPo engine as well...???
Reason I ask is the speculation of the Camaro getting a version of the 5.3 DoD and rumors of the 6.2 getting it as well. I would hate to have an engine I can't mod because the DoD is there...
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
So after only a few years on the market, the LS2 gets sh*tcanned? What for? So there is gunna be a huge gap from the 5.3 to the 6.2!!
Id figure that maybe in a few years, sometime in 2010, but only 2 years into its life cycle, its already has a replacement?
Id figure that maybe in a few years, sometime in 2010, but only 2 years into its life cycle, its already has a replacement?
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by Big Als Z
So after only a few years on the market, the LS2 gets sh*tcanned? What for? So there is gunna be a huge gap from the 5.3 to the 6.2!!
Id figure that maybe in a few years, sometime in 2010, but only 2 years into its life cycle, its already has a replacement?
Id figure that maybe in a few years, sometime in 2010, but only 2 years into its life cycle, its already has a replacement?
ie Pontiac G8 GXP and GTO, Chevy RWD Sedan SS, El Comino, Trailblazer SS. Leave the 6.2L for the Corvette and Cadillacs.
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by Big Als Z
So after only a few years on the market, the LS2 gets sh*tcanned? What for? So there is gunna be a huge gap from the 5.3 to the 6.2!!
Maybe the 5.3 is getting a power boost? Maybe it will get some technological trickery that will bring power levels to the 350 mark in some applications.
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Thats what Imthinking, that the 5.3 would have to be maxed out and make 350-370hp range, and still have room to grow for people that want more power when they mod.
I think that the 6.2 should be treated as the 6.1 of GM. 6.2 should be left for ONLY performance applications. The LS7 is the Viper V10. Leave the 5.3 and 6.0 as the work horse engines and performance platforms.
I think that the 6.2 should be treated as the 6.1 of GM. 6.2 should be left for ONLY performance applications. The LS7 is the Viper V10. Leave the 5.3 and 6.0 as the work horse engines and performance platforms.
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by Big Als Z
The LS7 is the Viper V10.
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Re: New 6.2 GM V8... Whats the reason for or so special about it???
Originally Posted by RussStang
Does that mean GM should make an LS7 Silverado SS? That would be pretty nice, although unlikely.
