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d00012 · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:37 am Post subject: Gen5 LT1 for C7 Corvette

http://jalopnik.com/5954432/this-is-the-2014-corvettes-all-new-450+horsepower-v8?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

fiveoformula · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject:

Corvette cracking v8tec! lol. So NOW we have 3 different LT1 chevrolet engines. thats not confusing at all. lol

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:59 am Post subject:

Bah. All these GM engines called the "LT" and then they put "LT" stickers on the back of all their cars. What the hell is it about those letters? Laughing

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:16 am Post subject:

BluFbdy · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject:

Go Gm.... lets make a different motor and call it the lt1

I love the comment about the 90's boat anchors lol 450 hp for a vette seems pretty weak in my opinion but im not a bean counter or a gm employee so my opinion means jack lol

Alphius · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:14 pm Post subject:

jchaussee · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 1318 Location: renton

450 is pretty high for entry level. I believe they are currently 405

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:36 pm Post subject:

BluFbdy · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject:

The inflation is ridiculous, my reasoning for the lame HP comment is with a new motor, and another year of engineering under their belt they only netted 45 HP.... It seems that the new golden toy of gm should have more power, that's just my opinion though

iansane · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject:

Why top out with the introductory motor when they can just keep adding 5-10hp every year like they always do?

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:35 pm Post subject:

Hey now when I say I have an lt1 swapped third gen I'll sound REALLY cool! Haha. Stupid naming method all along. I could never keep track which ls motor was better than the last. Lol

chevymad · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject:

Ls1 was a pontiac.. It's just option codes, they're recycled all the time. Not sure why gm started using them like they were names.. except maybe that they arent copyrighted so they dont have to pay for them(iroc)

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:47 pm Post subject:

They've been doing that forever, though. Z28 is an entire model based on an RPO. Same deal with all the Vettes that had the 'L88' tag on the cowl. Camaro used to have an 'F41' version with stickers and everything. Laughing

IROCDave · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:08 pm Post subject:

Ian nailed it. I read an article in GMHTP back in the late 90's that stated that GM was already working on LS2 and LS3 varaints just after finishing up the LS1. At the time they didnt call the engines out by this nomenclature but the larger displacement, and rectangular heads were already baking. No reason to offer the highest output from day one. They can milk it for ten years then thump their collective chests when the new one comes out. If you built more than a couple of computers over the last decade you understand the paralel. It just happens in a much shorter time span with computer parts.

d00012 · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:00 am Post subject:

http://www.corvetteonline.com/news/the-inside-scoop-why-is-gm-calling-the-new-small-block-an-lt1/

Supposed to explain why they gave it the LT1 code.

fiveoformula · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject:

Haha it basically says GM will call it whatever they want and they picked LT1 because it has some history.