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Originally Posted by 90503
As far as "filtering-down" and "tools in the tool box"...
1Le was given ZL1 suspension upgrades, etc........Any chance the introduction of the LS7 into this Gen5 Z/28 might filter down to SS or 1LE models in the 5thGen?..
.How available of a tool might the LS7 for assembly line use be for the remainder of the 5th Gen?...
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1LE doesn't actually share many suspension components with the ZL1...it shares wheels, tires, shifter, transmission ratios, maybe a rear sway bar, too...but they are two very separate suspension calibrations.
The LS7 is a hand-built engine (not on an assembly line), and it's very expensive. More costly than even the LSA in the ZL1. It's very likely that the Z/28 will be its one and last application before it's retired for good when the Gen V engines take hold.
What did filter down already, from the Z/28 was the functional hood vent to the SS, the rear diffuser (also functional) to the SS, and the Recaro seats....But there's a lot of new stuff on the car, like the open induction, F1-style shocks, etc that we can hope will make its way down in the future.
