DOHC Chevy crate motor ?
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Melting Slicks
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DOHC Chevy crate motor ?
I'm being told that chevy will be releasing the new DOHC engine as a crate motor. that it made 469 on the dyno. what do you guys know about it.
Last edited by panchop; Jun 29, 2005 at 06:47 PM.
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i'm really not interested in a 4 cyl Ecotec even if it is 469 hp(turbo)
Originally Posted by panchop
I'm being told that chevy will be releasing the new DOHC engine as a crate motor. that it made 469 on the dyno. what do you guys know about it.
Melting Slicks
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i don't think GM would build a 4 pot Ecotec unit that could make 400+bhp, at least not with a warranty anyway!
dont forget Mitusubishi's EVO FQ400 basicaly had a HKS forged engine! and that think cost an arm and a couple of legs!! personal, if this is true, its got to be a V6 or bigger!!!
Chris.
PS, i dout the Eco can go that high anyway!
dont forget Mitusubishi's EVO FQ400 basicaly had a HKS forged engine! and that think cost an arm and a couple of legs!! personal, if this is true, its got to be a V6 or bigger!!!
Chris.
PS, i dout the Eco can go that high anyway!
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Melting Slicks
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it's called the LC3, V8, 4.4 liters , 4 valve, DOHC, Eaton supercharged , steel crank, going in the new corvette. I'm told it is a supercharged version of the premium cadalliac engine. Ok so i have looked it up. it is the northstar supercharged engine. guess it's not that new. only that it will be coming out as a crate motor.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by panchop
it's called the LC3, V8, 4.4 liters , 4 valve, DOHC, Eaton supercharged , steel crank, going in the new corvette. I'm told it is a supercharged version of the premium cadalliac engine. Ok so i have looked it up. it is the northstar supercharged engine. guess it's not that new. only that it will be coming out as a crate motor.
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Originally Posted by panchop
it's called the LC3, V8, 4.4 liters , 4 valve, DOHC, Eaton supercharged , steel crank, going in the new corvette. I'm told it is a supercharged version of the premium cadalliac engine. Ok so i have looked it up. it is the northstar supercharged engine. guess it's not that new. only that it will be coming out as a crate motor.
Drifting
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From: Honeoye Ny
Originally Posted by USAsOnlyWay
Sounds like the perfect motor to use in a home built F1 style car 
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Drifting
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From: Edinburgh
You guys might be interested in this V8 that some guys on this side of the pond are producing.
http://www.rst-v8.co.uk/
http://www.rst-v8.co.uk/
Drifting
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From: Edinburgh
Originally Posted by Baldturbofreak
Dude, 
Oh how I dream of a small displacement flat crank v-8 that spins 12,500! I Bet they get alot of $$$ for that little guy.
Oh how I dream of a small displacement flat crank v-8 that spins 12,500! I Bet they get alot of $$$ for that little guy.Did you watch the vids? That thing is going past Ferrari's and p*rches like they were trolley buses!!
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From: Seattle Area WA
Originally Posted by Baldturbofreak
I too have been fighting off the urge to build such a vehicle. Road drive it under the kit car laws. Maybe a bitchin sandrail type vehicle.
Drifting
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Very nice setup indeed. I have designing a 2 seater (one in front of the other) for a year or so in solidworks. It uses a carbon wrapped /chromolyspaceframe. No body design really though, Im a machanical/electrical engineer. Not an aerodynamicist. Nothing a few weeks of Fluent's CFD software couldn't take care of, I just don't have it though. Hopefully RIT will decide to get it soon.
So far it looks like a ultima GTR is the most feasible route to automotive Nirvana.
That little screamer would be perfect for that car. Might not fly with emissions though. Hey I got an idea, marry that motor, ultima chassis, with alternative fuels like alky or propane and market the vehicle as "An ecologically responsible compact 2 seater". Wow that sounds so good Im almost believeing my own Bull sh#$
So far it looks like a ultima GTR is the most feasible route to automotive Nirvana.
That little screamer would be perfect for that car. Might not fly with emissions though. Hey I got an idea, marry that motor, ultima chassis, with alternative fuels like alky or propane and market the vehicle as "An ecologically responsible compact 2 seater". Wow that sounds so good Im almost believeing my own Bull sh#$
Le Mans Master
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From: Edmonton AB
Originally Posted by Graemeinvette
You guys might be interested in this V8 that some
guys on this side of the pond are producing.
http://www.rst-v8.co.uk/
guys on this side of the pond are producing.
http://www.rst-v8.co.uk/
top ends married together with a common crankcase?
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