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Originally Posted by woodside783
A 427 could fit the block is the same size as the others. It's the internals that make it bigger. With the lt 6.2 at 460/hp/tq you don't need but 45 hp to get there. If the next gen is lighter, if it will fit put all the same parts that you can on it and it will be just as good if not better than the gen 5 z/28. Having a body in white or copo z/28 that would be interesting.
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Let's not rule out technology. It's possible they could create a very interesting engine (even a modern 427) -- that, with the latest super high-pressure direct injectors, stop/start tech, etc. -- might be made CARB legal.
That said, would a company want to spend money developing a new power plant that would, more than likely, not last a full decade? I haven't researched the LT4 in the Z06, and don't know what that motor without forced induction might be capable of. It seems to me, however, that we're in a world where forced induction is going to be mandatory from here on out -- at least at the 500 to 600 horsepower output range that will be required on the next Z/28.