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Originally Posted by trz174
This is gonna be great.
Although the LS7 can be converted to wet sump, the addition of dry sump LS7 to a Camaro makes me wonder why? Sure, a dry sump is cool and the engine has the horsepower to do something awesome (or stupid) on demand. But the dry sump is mainly used to keep the engine alive during high cornering loads seen on a race track with curves (or when doing 1000 laps around a skid pad).
The ZL1 and 1LE have great suspension and tire packages but they didn't need a dry sump to run hard and stay alive under warranty. If the LS7 goes into the Camaro with a dry sump, then it's either a waste of money (overkill that drives up price and problem of fitting the tank/plumbing into the engine bay) or there are plans to do something extraordinary.
Perhaps the master plan is to put a new suspension and tire package under the new car produces the G loads on the track that requires a dry sump to keep the engine alive. Since I'm in purely speculation mode, that same package would have upgraded seats, a more competition oriented seat/shoulder belt package, a swivel mounted beverage holder and lose some weight.
This thing better happen because I have to sell my two first gens by 2014 so I can afford it.
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All it takes to kick the steady state turn G load into high gear is a set of slicks and you'll see engine failure. We routinely see steady state high G turns over 1.3 G on street tires. If I were doing the LS7 Z/28 the dry sump tank would be in the trunk near the passenger side tail light area.
Picking up on your idea, how great would it be if there was a factory installed hoop with a removable harness bar.