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Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen
yeah they said they werent worried about the 6.1 hemi and they said if they did any bigger(dodge) that they had an extra 500 hp if needed. which tells me that the 6.2 di will be the regular v8 model and the 6.2 s/c (from the z51 vette) will be the z28 or ss model. so i think there will be 2 v8 models but essentially the same 6.2 motor. i hope they dont mess around with putting a smaller motor than the 6.2 in for a lower base model v8.
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Z51 is a handling package for the base corvette which still uses the 6.2L LS3. Are you refering to the 6.2L LS9 in the ZR1 'Super Vette' aka Blue Devil/Sting Ray/SS?
As for a messing around and putting a 'lower' engine in, I would be happy to see the 350 come back to the Camaro (5.7L). The 5.7L Hemi makes about 340 hp, which is nothing to be ashamed of. That gives about 11 lb/hp which is better than nearly every 2nd or 3rd gen. Oh, and the current mustang as well as most other cars on the road.