huh... wow just got the new july edition of Automobile and they have a breakdown of all the LSX series engines and have noted where the 2008 Vette gets the 430 -436 HP LS3 and then in 2009 the Corvette SS gets the 650 HP LS9....wow... just thought eeryone might want to look at it...

Man, I want one for my 72... think how one of these would look under the hood of a Stingray!!!

Sully

 

They would probably look very similar to the LS1's that some of the guys here have put in their C3's.
I'm real happy to see the GM is finally serious about putting HP back into the Vette's. It's been a gradual ramp up.
I think you'd see more of the swaps if these engines weren't so expensive. A crate LS7 is around 13k plus you have to buy the oil reservoir and transmission. Big bucks but there are a few LS7 swaps happening. LS1's are the most affordable option right now for transplants. Engine/tranny combo's out of donor 2002 Z28/SS or Trans-Am's are the best choice.
I need to get a copy of that magazine. Corvette SS? I was hoping they'd bring back the Stingray name someday....gp

 

i just cant believe they stopped the ls2 and went to a ls3 already,but that ls9 is gone to be supercharged.

 

I think Reggie Jackson got the first LS9. Some factory guys put it in one of his cars, a '69 Camaro (he is a big time car collector). Can't remember where I read it but I'll look for it. Probably over on the LS1TECH site. Maybe when the LS9's come out, the LS7's will go on sale??? Doubt it.....gp

 

Motor trend reports the LS3 is 430 hp with standard exhaust and 436 with optional free-flow exhaust. They also say the name of the "super vette" will be Z07, not SS. FWIW.

 

Here it is.....

HandsomeBWouderful11-01-2006, 10:40 AM
http://www.autoextremist.com/page6.shtml#table

Baseball hall of famer Reggie Jackson unveils his one-of-a-kind 1969 Chevrolet Camaro with a new 641-horsepower LSX-based 454-cubic-inch small-block V-8 at the SEMA Show yesterday. Jackson partnered with GM Performance Parts and the GM Performance Division to build a one-of-a-kind modern muscle machine that serves as a developmental showcase for GM's new LSX family of performance engine components. The 454-cubic-inch small-block V-8 in Jackson's Camaro is based on GMPP's new LSX Bowtie Block cylinder block and other engine components. The cast iron LSX block was designed for the creation of high-horsepower, large-displacement engines based on GM's Gen IV small-block engine architecture. The iron block enables engine builders to use traditional displacement-enlarging techniques to create large-displacement small-block engines of 500 cubic inches or more. The LSX block is also designed with a thick deck and strategic cast-in strengthening features that support high-horsepower supercharged and nitrous-oxide combinations. Jackson helped build the engine with famed NHRA racer Warren Johnson, who was instrumental in the development of the LSX block. At Warren Johnson's dynamometer facility, the LSX engine produced 641 horsepower and 611 lb.-ft. of torque. More than the peak numbers, however, is the engine's Kansas-flat power band. The engine makes 520 lb.-ft. of torque at only 3,000 rpm, with torque rising steadily throughout the rev range. For the Camaro, a simple but effective combination employing a single four-barrel carburetor and carefully matched cylinder head and valvetrain components was employed. The LSX 454 small-block is backed by a heavy-duty six-speed manual transmission and a 12-bolt rear axle with 3.91 gears. Additionally, Jackson's Camaro features a host of custom features, including contemporary suspension upgrades and a black leather interior with baseball-stitched upholstery. Buildup of the Camaro will be featured on Hot Rod TV on ESPN this March, with footage shot of the car's build, engine assembly at Warren Johnson's shop, a tour of Jackson's collection, testing at the GM Proving Ground in Milford, Mich., and more.

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Not sorry to see the SS moniker go. But given all the retro names and numbers Chevy has put to Corvette since '96, the option SHOULD be called ZR1. /:\

 

I agree 100 % about hoping to see the "Stingray" name come back someday!!! that would be great...

Sully