Engines Made in Mexico?
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Engines Made in Mexico?
I was talking with a couple of C5 owners in Palm Desert yesterday about the C5 & C6 Vettes. The one guy mentioned that the engines used in later C5's and the new C6, were made in Mexico. Is there any truth to this, or is it total 
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Originally Posted by diverdan
I believe LS1s used to be made in Mexico but stopped after the f bodies were discontinued. Not certain on this.
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http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread...exico+assembly Don't be too surprised. How many of you are willing to work 12 hours for a dollar a day????
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Originally Posted by Zilla
I know for a fact that the LS1 were made in St Catherine Ontario.
