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Old 09-22-2009, 08:13 AM   #244
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Originally Posted by DDA_Skull View Post
Thats very true.




And you can slap a super charger or turbo your camaro right now and probably kick the crap out of the up coming Z28. But how long will it last you driving it the way you probably would, when one built from the factory, that is designed to handle the extra power will last longer and have the warrenty.
LSA only has forged crank and some very minor differences, otherwise it's pretty much just a 1900 system on a stock block. If it was the LS9 instead of the rumored LSA, then it would be built.

LS3 to LSA differences:

Compression is lower, forged crank, (fill in the rest).

I don't think the LSA is designed to handle much more than a stock LS3. Vettes have been running 600 hp on the stock bottom end so you might be fine with stock boost from a LSA Z28, but turning the boost up, you might need to build your internals anyways.

Of course, all this is speculation at this point...
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