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Interesting information. The only difference I'm aware of is that they aren't assembling the motor in Tonawanda but instead BG. Must have been a last minute change for efficiency and cost reasons. I found the durability testing of particular interest.
Thanks!
Originally Posted by qlawson
I don't know if this has already been posted, but I found this this website with some documentation on the LT1.
It is dated 10/24/2012, but I haven't seen some of the information from the documents anywhere else yet.
" · Active Fuel Management validation, which cycled the engine in and out of the cylinder-deactivating feature hundreds of thousands of times at a variety of engine speeds to ensure the performance and durability of its unique valve lifters.
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I trust in this feature, plus they are going to warranty it
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