Z06 Engine Question
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Some are some arent. Bowling green now has the performance engine build program in house. You will soon be able to go and build your own there. As of now they have a small crew hand building some Lt4's for z06 and they are building all LS7's for the z28.
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Correct. Some sources indicate that cars ordered with the Z07 package will get LT4's handbuilt in Bowling Green while other Z06's will have their LT4's built in the Tonawanda New York factory. I haven't seen an official statement from GM.
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By some definitions of the term they are all hand built.
On one line they are built by humans in a production line in which each step is performed by a different human. On the other line they are each built by a single human performing all the steps.
On one line they are built by humans in a production line in which each step is performed by a different human. On the other line they are each built by a single human performing all the steps.
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That is my understanding of the process as well.
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Here's a video (that I believe has been posted before) explaining the build process in BG Performance Build Center.
Somewhere I saw a similar video of an engine build at Tonawanda.
Somewhere I saw a similar video of an engine build at Tonawanda.
Last edited by dwward; Nov 11, 2014 at 08:13 PM.