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Big Block or Blown?
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Big Block or Blown?
With the introduction of the C6 ZR1, I find it sort of "un-Corvetteish" to put a blower on the car. As far as I know since 53, the Corvette has never been a car to have factory forced induction. Even though the first few years had 6 cylinder engines, the rest have been NA V8s. I love that about the Corvette. However I know that times are changing and that in order to make more power a blower may be necessary to keep Corvette comparable to the competition(in stock factory form).
Not that I do not like the ZR1, it is a fine car but, I'd rather stick with a good ole huge displacement ZO6. Am I the only one that feels that way, that the Corvette is more suited for battle with a huge discplacement engine rather than a smaller F/I engine?
-Alex
Not that I do not like the ZR1, it is a fine car but, I'd rather stick with a good ole huge displacement ZO6. Am I the only one that feels that way, that the Corvette is more suited for battle with a huge discplacement engine rather than a smaller F/I engine?
-Alex
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If the LS2/3 was out when I did my little LS6 I would have went that way, but I have a few ponies more at the tires than the ZR1 has at the flywheel
If I was to build a new setup I would get a LS3 some after market heads and a F1R for some serious boost. Why the LS3 over the LS2, notice I did not say stroker, do not need it with the LS3, I have a stock C6 and the TQ the LS3 makes over the LS2/6 is really huge at the low end and carries throughout the power band, my 2c deposited
If I was to build a new setup I would get a LS3 some after market heads and a F1R for some serious boost. Why the LS3 over the LS2, notice I did not say stroker, do not need it with the LS3, I have a stock C6 and the TQ the LS3 makes over the LS2/6 is really huge at the low end and carries throughout the power band, my 2c deposited
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As long as the Corvette continues to have a V8 under the hood, I'm fine with it being supercharged. Getting that much HP from a small block is pretty cool while still maintaining a great mpg average.
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I don't think with the hood closed anyone can tell if you have a different size engine. Hell even with looking an LS3 doesn't look to have more displacement that an LS1.
If I had unlimited funds I would swap in an LS7 with the accompanying transmission and hardware. From looking at dyno charts, the LS9 looses about 50hp after just a few runs, so heatsoak is a ****. An NA engine will never have that issue, of course the placement of the heat exchanger for the LS9 is also a huge factor for that. Why Chevrolet decided to put the intercooler on top of the engine and blower is far beyond me.
-Alex
If I had unlimited funds I would swap in an LS7 with the accompanying transmission and hardware. From looking at dyno charts, the LS9 looses about 50hp after just a few runs, so heatsoak is a ****. An NA engine will never have that issue, of course the placement of the heat exchanger for the LS9 is also a huge factor for that. Why Chevrolet decided to put the intercooler on top of the engine and blower is far beyond me.
-Alex
