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Old Jun 7, 2017 | 11:52 PM
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I have a 2008 corvette ls3 with 465 hp emblems on the front fenders...... Was such a car factory built?
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I'd pull those off if it were mine.
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I have a 2008 corvette ls3 with 465 hp emblems on the front fenders...... Was such a car factory built?
No emblems and horsepower was rated at 430 and 436 with NPP exhaust.
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Old Jun 8, 2017 | 07:39 PM
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SLP made a ZL465 package for the LS2, but yours is an LS3 so it's probably just badges.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...orvette-page-3
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Probably just badges I've seen many custom badges such as "supercharged" or "z51" or even mod specific
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those badges only for looks and decoration.376rwhp here bonestock all the way to the airfilter.
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