Awesome look inside the LS3 Engine

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Dec 16, 2007 | 03:21 PM

MarkP

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Awesome look inside the LS3 Engine

Not sure if anyone else has seen this, but this is an amazing article on the new LS3 engine for the '08 Corvette along with some pretty good interviews with GM Powertrain techs:

http://corvetteactioncenter.com/spec...ls3_page1.html

Dec 16, 2007 | 03:35 PM

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Good info.

Dec 16, 2007 | 03:55 PM

Tony B4

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Thanks

Dec 16, 2007 | 04:07 PM

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Good info.

Hib does a good job!

Dec 16, 2007 | 07:29 PM

bosco 08

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wow, well done. thanks

Dec 16, 2007 | 08:21 PM

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Good article.

Dec 16, 2007 | 10:59 PM

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Wow - that's a great read. Thanks for the link

Dec 16, 2007 | 11:16 PM

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This is a must read, thanks for posting up!!

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Dec 17, 2007 | 12:18 AM

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Thanks for the info

Dec 17, 2007 | 02:57 AM

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Oh My God!

I love those Heads!

when will we see LS3 crate engines !

Dec 17, 2007 | 07:38 AM

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GM High Tech Performance published an even better review of the LS3 with tons of cutaway comparison photos a few months back.

I checked and it's not on their website, but perhaps someone with a better memory than mine will post details.

Dec 17, 2007 | 08:44 AM

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Thanks!

Dec 17, 2007 | 11:06 AM

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good reading! thanks. and I thought I read somewhere that there are already LS3 crate engines, no?

Dec 17, 2007 | 06:18 PM

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Nice!

Dec 17, 2007 | 07:09 PM

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Thanks... that was a very interesting read! Good find!

Dec 17, 2007 | 09:03 PM

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Good read. Truthfully, I didn't understand most of it. But I'm trying.

Dec 17, 2007 | 11:11 PM

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I like the cracked spilt connecting rods. The custom ones i put in my SRT-4 neon were like that and when bolted together you couldnt even tell it was 2 pieces. awesome read!