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Kelton00912 · 07-30-2008, 02:05 PM

i was wondering if you wer gonna be able to get a manual trans in the base v8? the way i read the chevy website you cant????

linkwpc · 07-30-2008, 02:11 PM

You can get a manual for the base V8, but it will be a LS3 not L99.
L99=Auto
LS3=Manual
Thats what I have hear.

Kelton00912 · 07-30-2008, 02:12 PM

but isnt the ls3 more expensive engine? Package?

linkwpc · 07-30-2008, 02:15 PM

No the only "packages" I think is the SS which = V8 and the RS package which could be a V8 or a V6. The L99 it just for autos. The SS can be in L99 and LS3.

Kelton00912 · 07-30-2008, 02:23 PM

yea i know... i was just woundering if the l99 is gonna be cheaper than the ls3 engine? so there gonna have a base v8 in the ls3?

pinkcamaro10 · 07-30-2008, 02:36 PM

I think they are pretty similar engines they just had to use the L99 for the AFM, or something along those lines.

Kelton00912 · 07-30-2008, 02:38 PM

yea ... im bout to sound stupid what is the AFM ? ive been reading alot of forums and was wondering what that stud for lol
????

pinkcamaro10 · 07-30-2008, 02:42 PM

Active
Fuel
Management

only available on the automatics, to help with the mpgs.

LS9CamaroSS · 07-30-2008, 02:42 PM

AFM is Active Fuel Management. It is Chevy's version of Cylinder Deactivation at highway type loads to turn off 4 cylinders to save gas. This makes the L99 the AFM version of the LS3. Just a few internal components were changed to make it an AFM engine. As in the the G8 GT the L76 can't come with a Manual Tranny just cuz of the AFM nature of that engine. The "base" SS is L99 in auto form and LS3 in Manual form.

Muscle Master · 07-30-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelton00912

yea ... im bout to sound stupid what is the AFM ? ive been reading alot of forums and was wondering what that stud for lol
????

Active Fuel Management

Example:

If you have a V8 engine and if your are cruising at low speeds AFM engages and shuts off 3 or 4 cylinders tell extra power is thus needed

Edit- yall bet me to the puch, anyhow what he said^

rolnslo · 07-30-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelton00912

yea i know... i was just woundering if the l99 is gonna be cheaper than the ls3 engine? so there gonna have a base v8 in the ls3?

I know for the v6, the manual transmission was standard and the AT was an available option (more $, maybe).

The spec PDF doesn't specify which transmission is standard on the SS or if it is a no cost option to get the L99+auto instead of the LS3+manual.

Kelton00912 · 07-30-2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Active Fuel Management

Example:

If you have a V8 engine and if your are cruising at low speeds AFM engages and shuts off 3 or 4 cylinders tell extra power is thus needed

im so getting a manual trans! but thanks guys for letting me know what afm stood for lol... i knew what it ment.. my dad has it in his new searra... i hope the base v8 is around 29,000 that would be badass

LS9CamaroSS · 07-30-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelton00912

im so getting a manual trans! but thanks guys for letting me know what afm stood for lol... i knew what it ment.. my dad has it in his new searra... i hope the base v8 is around 29,000 that would be badass

I would suggest looking at G8 GT pricing for a good indication of what the SS is going to cost out of the box. Seeing as this is the same platform as that car.

*Mindz* · 07-30-2008, 03:55 PM

Manual (LS3) is standard. The L99 is the version of the LS3 with AFM that is coming with the Automatic transmission.

Since the auto (L99) is an option, I would think it will be more expensive. From what I understand, it's the same engine as the LS3, but with AFM technology. If anything, the extra technology would logically cost more than the plain LS3 engine.

That's just my take on it.

07-30-2008, 02:05 PM	#1
Kelton00912 Drives: Blue 2005 gmc sierra denali Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carthage , Tx Posts: 31	Manual Transmission For the l99 i was wondering if you wer gonna be able to get a manual trans in the base v8? the way i read the chevy website you cant???? __________________ Theres No Point Of Driving A Sports Car Without 3 Peddles

07-30-2008, 02:12 PM	#3
Kelton00912 Drives: Blue 2005 gmc sierra denali Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carthage , Tx Posts: 31	but isnt the ls3 more expensive engine? Package? __________________ Theres No Point Of Driving A Sports Car Without 3 Peddles

07-30-2008, 02:23 PM	#5
Kelton00912 Drives: Blue 2005 gmc sierra denali Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carthage , Tx Posts: 31	yea i know... i was just woundering if the l99 is gonna be cheaper than the ls3 engine? so there gonna have a base v8 in the ls3? __________________ Theres No Point Of Driving A Sports Car Without 3 Peddles

07-30-2008, 02:36 PM	#6
pinkcamaro10 2G1FC1EV1A9110079 Drives: 2010 2LT/RS, 2013 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,756 View My Garage	I think they are pretty similar engines they just had to use the L99 for the AFM, or something along those lines. __________________

07-30-2008, 02:38 PM	#7
Kelton00912 Drives: Blue 2005 gmc sierra denali Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carthage , Tx Posts: 31	yea ... im bout to sound stupid what is the AFM ? ive been reading alot of forums and was wondering what that stud for lol ???? __________________ Theres No Point Of Driving A Sports Car Without 3 Peddles

07-30-2008, 02:11 PM	#2
linkwpc The punching cat Drives: '10 Camaro SS Black W/Hugger&W/IOI Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 4,048 View My Garage	You can get a manual for the base V8, but it will be a LS3 not L99. L99=Auto LS3=Manual Thats what I have hear.

07-30-2008, 02:15 PM	#4
linkwpc The punching cat Drives: '10 Camaro SS Black W/Hugger&W/IOI Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 4,048 View My Garage	No the only "packages" I think is the SS which = V8 and the RS package which could be a V8 or a V6. The L99 it just for autos. The SS can be in L99 and LS3.

07-30-2008, 02:42 PM	#8
pinkcamaro10 2G1FC1EV1A9110079 Drives: 2010 2LT/RS, 2013 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,756 View My Garage	Active Fuel Management only available on the automatics, to help with the mpgs. __________________

07-30-2008, 02:42 PM	#9
LS9CamaroSS Drives: Cavalier RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jordan, NY Posts: 569	AFM is Active Fuel Management. It is Chevy's version of Cylinder Deactivation at highway type loads to turn off 4 cylinders to save gas. This makes the L99 the AFM version of the LS3. Just a few internal components were changed to make it an AFM engine. As in the the G8 GT the L76 can't come with a Manual Tranny just cuz of the AFM nature of that engine. The "base" SS is L99 in auto form and LS3 in Manual form.

07-30-2008, 03:55 PM	#14
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	Manual (LS3) is standard. The L99 is the version of the LS3 with AFM that is coming with the Automatic transmission. Since the auto (L99) is an option, I would think it will be more expensive. From what I understand, it's the same engine as the LS3, but with AFM technology. If anything, the extra technology would logically cost more than the plain LS3 engine. That's just my take on it. __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

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