New L88?

[Gonyou, Jeremy (.)]

Ouch.  The thing is that the 4.6 is by no means a benchmark.  Check out the Lexus V8s.  Remember the ZR1?  Imagine if Honda made a VTec V8 out of 2 prelude engines ... 400 hp out of 4.4 liters.

But I don't think we have to fear a LPE option in the new vettes.  There's an article in the current Car and Driver about these engines.  It's actually a bored and stroked 350 as opposed to the old big block 427 from golden years.  Anyway, I have a hard time seeing GM selling LPE engines (should be the other way around).  

Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Bennight [mailto:Christopher_Bennight at baylor.edu]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:31 PM
To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
Subject: Re: New L88?


The LS1 vs. ford's DOCH 4.6 (cobra)

Ls1 is physically smaller
Ls1 weighs less
Ls1 makes much more power and torque
Ls1 is more fuel effecient
Ls1 has lower emission


but hey, it's only a 2 valve head, technology for
technologies sake is definitly the way to go!
;);)

Chris Bennight
----- Original Message -----
From: <ECMnut at aol.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: New L88?


> Leave to the General.
> Attempt to answer 21st century technology with a 30+ year old platform.
> This is embarrassing..
> Can't they at least make it a 4-valve cammer or something?
>
> <snip>
>
> >     GM intends to build 2003, '03 427 Vettes  The engines are all
> individually
> >     labeled
> >     RPO-LS88.  Which I presume is to resurrect the famous RPO L88 427 of
> '67.
> >
> >     They are to all be 520+/520+ (minimum specifically targeting the
Viper)
> The
> >     engines were designed by LPE, and in head to head testing with the
LS6
> big
> >     block proved more reliable thru GM tests.  So GM also commissioned
the
> >     building with LPE.
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