Lingenfelter engine?
Racer
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http://www.lingenfelter.com/about
Lingenfelter Performance Engines puts together aftermarket engine packages for High Performance cars. The Lingenfelter engines in the vettes were 383ci with the Super Ram intake.
Back in the day, they were hot stuff. Today, it's a pretty simple affair to put together a hotter set-up.
KW
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Lingenfelter still makes some extreme engines for Corvette. Vipers, 'stangs etc.
Give them a call, but they will check your credit before they talk to you....
I think the base packages start around 10K. They go up...and up and up. Depends on what you want of the engine. Its not a cheap upgrade.
The reworked Corvette sent to them was an additional 20K over sticker. When the base price was 33K, that was a bunch. Calloway was the only factory option offered for Corvette.
Give them a call, but they will check your credit before they talk to you....
I think the base packages start around 10K. They go up...and up and up. Depends on what you want of the engine. Its not a cheap upgrade.
The reworked Corvette sent to them was an additional 20K over sticker. When the base price was 33K, that was a bunch. Calloway was the only factory option offered for Corvette.
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Bottom line is what YOU want. Do you want it Cheap? Reliable? Fast? Pick any two, you can't have all 3.
Lingenfelters is not going to be cheap but they are good and fast.
Melting Slicks
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The reference to. you lose milage. is not so true.. you can gain MPG.. due to the fact. after retuning with some power add ons. Your engine / car will now effortlessly. Accelerate. Or maintain speed.. with very little throttle. now if your talking about WOT only. yes your MPG will diminish.
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The reference to. you lose milage. is not so true.. you can gain MPG.. due to the fact. after retuning with some power add ons. Your engine / car will now effortlessly. Accelerate. Or maintain speed.. with very little throttle. now if your talking about WOT only. yes your MPG will diminish.
Drifting
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From: King Ranch, 2015 GTR 2008 Z06 Viper Texas
LPE is first class and john was highly involved in the progressive engineering of the c4's throughout the 80's and 90's. he was instramental in the tuned port injection development while working with GM and evolving the tpi intake into a TQ monster, especially on one of thier stroker motors, peaking with the debut of the super ram intake. He then set his sights on forced induction, producing 1000 hp twin turbos and now using the modern S/C that fits the stock hood.
Melting Slicks
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IN THEORY, yes. But lets face facts. Do you make all those mods just so you can cruise at speed limit on the highway? I know I don't. Every mod I made caused me to push it more and more. I lost even more mileage with the LPE engine because I pushed. So yes, in theory, you make the engine more efficient and you gain some mileage. In real life? Not a chance. At least for most of us.
Last edited by THE 383 admiral; Mar 17, 2013 at 01:21 PM.
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