GM's new crate engine of the future...the ERod
 

to satisfy the Euro-weenie enviro nutjobs.



http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/ho...4=NovemberFuel

or anyone who realizes you dont need to dump tons of crap out your exhaust to go fast

$8,000 pass

:thumbs:

:withstupid: far cheaper ways to get 400 horse at 5 grand

I suggest you get a edjumakshun maybe go to a good school, not one studying enviro science....???

:lol::lol::smash:

no crap
 

comes out of my exhaust dude. Now take an F-4 Phantom.....:cool:

This is just marketing. The kit is an LS3 with all the smog stuff and an emissions tune in the computer. Not even E-85 or flex fuel. This is really no different than any other LS swap.

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a totaled out newer vette, GTO, or a
Camaro and retrieve all the goods out of one of them, then scrap or
part out the rest, might be a little more work :smash:but in the end should be
cheaper.

Riggs.

If you lived in California it would be significantly different:

No other LS swap can make this claim - NOT A ONE - yes its expensive, but by having an EO number from CARB there is no need for a referee station to review the install which is major headache.

If I had 8 grand to throw away on my worthless 78 I'd do it in a second.

:iagree: It seems like a good choice if one lives in a state with stricter emissions laws.

I would gladly take that 78 off your hands. But I have a feeling it's not for sale:thumbs:


I hope in the coming years there will be many more powerplant options.

That's why I live in NC....
 

and not CA. Lived in AZ,NM,etc 'cause I was govt property for a long time. Then drove big Peterbuilts to CA to San Joaquin Valley and hauled back produce - that valley is/was one of the prettiest you'd ever see until Nazi Nancy Pelosi and her friends cut the water supply off to the farmers, now it is a desert. BTW, wonder if she would give up her water supply to her vineyards? I can think of a way to do it, but it would be very,very loud.:eek::leaving::flag:

You have a PM

At first glance I did not realize the swap is CARB compliant, now the price tag makes more sense. It is very expensive to have components, let alone an entire engine certified as a compliant swap with the CARB. Since the state of California does not require vehicles older than those with a 1976 production date to be inspected, the point of installing a compliant engine is mute. This is one reason why I chose to restore a classic 1969 corvette. On the other hand, it is cool that the engine produces that ammount of power and torque while running clean.

I think this idea is fine. It's a little expensive, but aren't all crate engine expensive? To have a CARB exempt engine is nice thing in my eyes. I believe this means you could potentially put the engine in a OBD II car and not have any weird emissions issues. Over by me, that's a big deal.

Is that called the "Eh-rod" in Canada? :o

Kudos to GM for actually going to the trouble to get a CARB compliant swap put together. does Ford have one?, Chrysler? Sooner or later the cars that people will be working on will be cars that still require testing.

I have to imagine though the costs and paperwork to get a motor swap to be CARB compliant arent negligible.

I'd consider this (if I had the money). Mine is my DD for the summer, so fuel efficiency is somewhat of a concern for me. I want power, but I'm not out hot rodding up and down the main street or anything. Plus, no carburetor is a huge plus imo.

If your going to do it you might as well go all in
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But this is the motor I would use
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