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Old 01-05-2014, 07:11 PM   #546
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Originally Posted by Novie LE View Post
Read please just read. I am talking about a gm factory 1le with a ls7 not a side project. For gm to change NOTHING on the 1le except for the ls3 to ls7 swap was said to be a 60k car. I am questioning how in the world switching to a ls7 costs 30k plus. Keep inimd everything ls3 related would be out and never installed.

OK - perhaps this will help you to get where we're coming from.

You can pull the LS3 out of your Camaro - and you can 'drop' the LS7 in.........

It will sit there and it will not run - because there are not electronics to make it run. There is much more to pulling an engine (today) and putting another in - it's no longer 'plug and play' -- the COSTS to do the software and hardware changes are substantial - both in terms of personnel costs and that of tooling. Good example: getting proper 'throttle tip-in' costs a fortune alone - and requires thousands of hours of testing -

I hope that makes more sense to you.
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