So I was dreaming about the new Camaro when I woke up this morning, and I had a thought... You could MAKE a LT1 for pretty cheap money! Check my math:
1) Lets just say the V6 Camaro starts at $24,000
2) Lets just say you could still buy a new LS7 for $13,000 in 2009
3) Lets say you bought the stock engine controller for ~$400 (as currently listed) and it worked in the V6 Camaro with no issues.
4) Lets say you bought a nice kit that fit this engine into this chassis for $2000 (probably high) from GM or aftermarket...
5) Lets say you also bought the TREMEC 6 speed manual for $3000 (maybe low?)
6) And now lets say you add in some nicer shocks, brakes, and "details" of your choosing for another $5000...
...............
Now you have a 500hp 2009 Camaro for $47,400 with probably better parts than factory... AND you could probably sell of that nice-new V6/tranny combo for a few grand to offset some of the other costs...
Does this make sense? Do you think the factory could do it for less?
I'm not necessarily advocating this, but it makes me feel a lot better than an LT1 2009 Camaro could be had for similar cost to a Shelby GT500!
It would be a pretty cool project anyway...
Thoughts?
~LSx