LS2 displacement
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Goleta California
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2005
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6.53L anyone?
Wouldn't it be swell if the LS3 was 6.53L!!!!
Why 6.53L? Well, if my math is correct that would be 396 Cubic Inches.
Man,oh, man, what a deal that would be if the 08 C6s were offered in either 396 or 427 engine displacements.
By Golly, I love those crossed flag 396 badges.
There's just something about how the numbers 396 roll off the tongue....maybe you have to have lived through the era.....
and when you add 'SS' as a prefix to the 396 it sounds even better.
In fact, I recall that in '70 or maybe it was '71 the displacement of the 396 was changed a bit so that the engine was actually 401 or 402-I forget. Anyway, GM continued to call it a 'three ninety six'.
SS Three Ninety Six.....ah.......
Why 6.53L? Well, if my math is correct that would be 396 Cubic Inches.
Man,oh, man, what a deal that would be if the 08 C6s were offered in either 396 or 427 engine displacements.
By Golly, I love those crossed flag 396 badges.
There's just something about how the numbers 396 roll off the tongue....maybe you have to have lived through the era.....
and when you add 'SS' as a prefix to the 396 it sounds even better.
In fact, I recall that in '70 or maybe it was '71 the displacement of the 396 was changed a bit so that the engine was actually 401 or 402-I forget. Anyway, GM continued to call it a 'three ninety six'.
SS Three Ninety Six.....ah.......
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,598
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From: Miami FL
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16,'17,'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
Ss 396 ! ! !
The 6.5L diesel in my C-10 is 396 cubic inches.
With the port-matched intake and exhaust manifolds, high-output fuel injection pump and injectors, dual 3" exhaust systems, cold air induction, and an occasional squirt of nitrous oxide and propane, and tire squealing performance, it has earned its SS rating.
Hence the El Camino sourced emblem on the tailgate.
You need to get a 1965 C2 with the 396 if you are a 396 lover.
With the port-matched intake and exhaust manifolds, high-output fuel injection pump and injectors, dual 3" exhaust systems, cold air induction, and an occasional squirt of nitrous oxide and propane, and tire squealing performance, it has earned its SS rating.
Hence the El Camino sourced emblem on the tailgate.
You need to get a 1965 C2 with the 396 if you are a 396 lover.
