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Originally Posted by jmaryt
things are gonna get real 'dicey" when those caf'e ratings take hold!...i hate to say it,but the 8 may have to go away,and maybe even the 6!..stay tuned!
sounds accurate!.what we DO know is that at some point,you can say 'goodbye"
to the 8,AND the 6!..putting a 'blower" on a 4 sounds right!
i agree!..cannot believe the general would "farm" the tranny out to a "jap" company!..(aisin!)..don't understand why warner didn't get the contract!
apparently the "bean" counters got involved!...remember!..it's a chevy!,and NOT a caddy!..guess that might explain why!
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A few things...CAFE ratings are already in effect. And GM's far smarter than you or I to let those standards ruin any of their vehicles. They will move to make the appropriate changes in their portfolio in order to achieve the fleet average. For the record on this matter, GM's never failed to meet the standard.
V8s, and especially V6s will not be going anywhere for some many decades to come...There's no foundation for those kind of foreboding statements. Become less common? Maybe. But certainly not disappear.
Also...General Motors 'farms' out MANY parts and services to different parts of the world. Warner, who actually makes the Tremec unit in Mexico...possibly didn't make a transmission to spec for the V6 application. It probably has little to do with the accountants, since that philosophy is largely behind the company. Oh....and by the way, that Aisin transmission is also used in the Cadillac CTS.
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Originally Posted by 08-G35s/6MT
So the new engine is a 3.0 liter ??? Or just a modified version of the current 3.6 ???
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It's definitely a 3.6, but I think it shares more in common with the Caddy's 3.0L than our current LLT.
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Originally Posted by garcmol
I asked that on page 1. All specs are for a 3.0. Wanted to know if this is just a math equation to come up with these numbers, or is the 3.6 in prototype.
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It was all an equation. Outside of the "3.6L LFX" designation uncovered, there is currently no 3.6L with all those specs in use within the company. So this would be brand new...and I used some conservative math to guess at the power output.
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Originally Posted by camarochris1974
i know the 3.6 gm is using now is a high compression engine that doesn't require high octane fuel due to it being direct injection allows it to run on the cheap stuff. i see the new engine is also direct injection also. the high compression is helping it make the power with 89 octane
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Right, and something to think about, the Camaro's V6 (LLT), has a compression ratio of 11.3:1, while the LF1 has a Compression Ratio of an even higher 11.7:1!!
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Originally Posted by starbuck62
 do the 2010/2011 Camaro SSs run on E85? If they do, can you not just tune them to run more effectively for E85? |
No, they aren't equipped from the factory with the necessary hoses and sensors to run E85.