Ls2 question
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Ls2 question
They are putting the ls2 in the new Camaro, right? Why not the Ls3?
Is that the reason the ls2 got taken out of the Vette?
I am getting conflicting reports on this when I search all the GM press releases and news through google.
Thanks!
Is that the reason the ls2 got taken out of the Vette?
I am getting conflicting reports on this when I search all the GM press releases and news through google.
Thanks!
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I think at this point anything we hear is pure speculation. To the best of my knowledge, there's been no official word from GM except that the Camaro will be offered in base V6 and high performance V8 versions.
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1. The LS2 is a proven engine that GM can produce in mass quantity for the soon-to-be-popular Camaro. These decisions are made months/years in advance, and you can't simply put a new engine into a car that soon - takes testing, etc.
2. The Vette is Chevy's flagship, and they aren't going to allow a "lesser" car have the same engine/horsepower. You'll notice that the LS2 is used in lots of of GM products, but it is tuned to a lower output on all of them so as to not interfere with the Vette.
3. A couple of years into the run of the Camaro, I am certain it will be "improved" with the LS3 - right about the time that the C7 comes out with the LS7-varient as the base engine.
2. The Vette is Chevy's flagship, and they aren't going to allow a "lesser" car have the same engine/horsepower. You'll notice that the LS2 is used in lots of of GM products, but it is tuned to a lower output on all of them so as to not interfere with the Vette.
3. A couple of years into the run of the Camaro, I am certain it will be "improved" with the LS3 - right about the time that the C7 comes out with the LS7-varient as the base engine.
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1. The LS2 is a proven engine that GM can produce in mass quantity for the soon-to-be-popular Camaro. These decisions are made months/years in advance, and you can't simply put a new engine into a car that soon - takes testing, etc.
2. The Vette is Chevy's flagship, and they aren't going to allow a "lesser" car have the same engine/horsepower. You'll notice that the LS2 is used in lots of of GM products, but it is tuned to a lower output on all of them so as to not interfere with the Vette.
3. A couple of years into the run of the Camaro, I am certain it will be "improved" with the LS3 - right about the time that the C7 comes out with the LS7-varient as the base engine.
2. The Vette is Chevy's flagship, and they aren't going to allow a "lesser" car have the same engine/horsepower. You'll notice that the LS2 is used in lots of of GM products, but it is tuned to a lower output on all of them so as to not interfere with the Vette.
3. A couple of years into the run of the Camaro, I am certain it will be "improved" with the LS3 - right about the time that the C7 comes out with the LS7-varient as the base engine.
Melting Slicks
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The LS1 was in the C5 and the camaro/trans am and while the latter had a lower claimed HP, it put it very close numbers. The c5 still performed better due to lower weight and much better suspension/chassis.
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The concept had the LS2.
Production will be LS3.
The LS3 might be downrated, but reality is it will almost certainly match or get damn close to the vette on dynos.
The LS2 is dead or dying. The 2008 LS3 in the vette 2009 for camaro is the same as the LT1 and LS1 sequence previously.
Production will be LS3.
The LS3 might be downrated, but reality is it will almost certainly match or get damn close to the vette on dynos.
The LS2 is dead or dying. The 2008 LS3 in the vette 2009 for camaro is the same as the LT1 and LS1 sequence previously.
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ilkhan got it right again. Though it hasn't been "officially" released that the LS3 WILL be the V8 motor. With the "pony car wars" looking to heat back up with the Mustang and Challenger as competition, I think it would be a HUGE mistake if they didn't put an LS3 in the Camaro.Ummmm.....as far as:
on that statement.I guess you've never heard of the L98, LT1, LT4 or LS1, which were ALL in the Corvette and Camaro/Firebird in same years. The engine may have been introduced in the Corvette a year earlier sometimes, and as others have stated, not, neccesarily with the same HP rating, but to make the above statement shows how completely misinformed some people can be, yet still try to come across as "the" authority.
Last edited by Ron78Z&66Vette; Jul 12, 2007 at 06:51 PM.
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I personally see nothing wrong with Chevy performance vehicles sharing engines with the Corvette -- if something deserves an LS2, 3, or 7, give it the LS2, 3, or 7, and don't cripple it just for the purpose of giving corvette owners "the best".
The engine may be the heart of the Corvette, but a Corvette is not an engine, it's the whole package -- a rumbling, muscular, powerful, high HP and torque engine, COMBINED WITH weight, suspension, braking, advanced materials, and technology. Basically, Corvette is the whole package, not just an engine. (But yes, without the engine, it's not a vette!!!!!)
If anything offering "the Corvette engine" in worthy (e.g., Super Sport) series vehicles only serves to reinforce the Corvette legend through cross-promotion!
Mark
The engine may be the heart of the Corvette, but a Corvette is not an engine, it's the whole package -- a rumbling, muscular, powerful, high HP and torque engine, COMBINED WITH weight, suspension, braking, advanced materials, and technology. Basically, Corvette is the whole package, not just an engine. (But yes, without the engine, it's not a vette!!!!!)
If anything offering "the Corvette engine" in worthy (e.g., Super Sport) series vehicles only serves to reinforce the Corvette legend through cross-promotion!
Mark