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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:10 AM
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Default Ls7 engine ....
Just read an article on the 2014 Z28 , Cherolet has taken the corvette engine and put it into that new bad boy , that sucks if you ask me .....from what I understand from the article it's in the ZR-1 range as far as track ready performance .. Go figure
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:13 AM
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Chevrolet has been putting "Corvette engines" in F-bodys for years man.
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It's all about marketing and money. They'll be motors available after the kids wreck the Camaros
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:15 AM
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It's all about marketing and money. They'll be motors available after the kids wreck the Camaros
Great way to look at it !
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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Default Well man ....
Originally Posted by DooDooBear1999
Chevrolet has been putting "Corvette engines" in F-bodys for years man.
Lets see I've been a Chevy owner now for about 2 years , so thanks for the heads up .... Jesus
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:22 AM
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It's all about marketing and money. They'll be motors available after the kids wreck the Camaros
I had a chance to buy a complete LS7 about a year ago it was supposed to only have 10,000 miles on it , the guy was asking $6500.00
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by James2002z06
Lets see I've been a Chevy owner now for about 2 years , so thanks for the heads up .... Jesus
No need to get testy. It was simply an observation.
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 10:45 AM
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Default Not testy ....
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No need to get testy. It was simply an observation.
At all , just when I think I know what's going on with cars , I get made an *** of ...lol
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I'd like one of those in my z06 if my LS6 ever gave out.
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Seeing an LS7 somehow lowers my blood pressure. That may be my future....
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Who would want a C5 with a 427?
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Who would want a C5 with a 427?
Everyone.

I just picture Oprah in my head just starting to shout "AND YOU GET A 427, AND YOU GET A 427, AND EVERYBODY IS GETTING 427s!"

I want one.
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Seeing an LS7 somehow lowers my blood pressure. That may be my future....

Hmmmm...

A dose of LS7 as preventative medicine.
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Next thing you know LS7 will be so abundant you'll see them in Nissan 240SX's !
http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...x-s14-ls1.html
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Everyone.

I just picture Oprah in my head just starting to shout "AND YOU GET A 427, AND YOU GET A 427, AND EVERYBODY IS GETTING 427s!"

I want one.
hey, if you get one i'm getting one!
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Originally Posted by James2002z06
I had a chance to buy a complete LS7 about a year ago it was supposed to only have 10,000 miles on it , the guy was asking $6500.00
doesn't sound like a bad deal to me, as long as it checked out. i think they are double that price new, maybe a bit more.
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Who would want a C5 with a 427?
Well, let me see........Oh Yea! ME
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Those LS7's suck!!
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Originally Posted by James2002z06
it's in the ZR-1 range as far as track ready performance .. Go figure
At 3800 some pounds, I seriously doubt that...

A 427 Camaro sounds pretty good to me. Too bad it'll be 60 grand though.
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 11:26 PM
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Default Dear Sir ,
Originally Posted by TorchRedRocket
At 3800 some pounds, I seriously doubt that...

A 427 Camaro sounds pretty good to me. Too bad it'll be 60 grand though.
Please go to Yahoo and read the article about the newwwwww Chevy
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