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Originally Posted by Vega
Err, for creating a whole new trim level like the Z/28 yes i can agree with you, if that is what you mean. But if you're talking about the engine swap thing i very much beg to differ. Every LS engine is made specificly with the same motor mounts, same bolt pattern in all areas including transmission, same basic scaling, everything on those engines is made the same for the simple reason of making them all interchangeable, also most of the electronics work on all the engines too. Really all you gotta do to swap an LS engine out for a different LS engine is pop one out, slide the other in, change the chip to match the engine you've swapped in, tune it, and thats pretty much all there is too it. GM builds those engines specificly to work like that. Also the Camaro's transmission will handle the power of any LS engine save for maybe the LS9 and will definatly bolt up to any of them. After that the rest is unecessary to change, suspension doesnt matter to what engine is in the car as neither does the safety equipment etc.
I mean yeah engines today are a lot more technologicly advanced but they're really not as complex as most people think, especially when it comes to engine swaps. In fact GM boasted somewhere in an article about the LS7 Camaro that any average Joe could order an LS7 and have it in his Camaro in just about a weekend's time, and if any average Joe with average garage tools can do it that quick im sure a dealer can.
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He's not talking about specifically bolting up one LS engine instead of another. Thats probably the easiest part of the whole operation. Its everywhere else that causes problems for GM. The suspension
does matter when you add 100+ lbs over the nose of a car. Safety equipment might not change, but safety ratings still need to be made. The stock transmission may handle 600+ hp ... but GM has to warranty it for 100,000 miles.