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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
If the Z/28 is n/a, I bet it will be something along the lines of the LS6. Better heads, hotter cam, better intake manifold. The LS6 saw a 15% increase over the LS1. That would put the LT6 at 530 hp.
That should keep development costs down as well. Put the extra money into the light weighting. Imagine a Z/28 making 530 hp, 480 tq and weighing 3600 lbs.
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15% more power isn't always so easy. That isn't too different from LS3 to LS7 power differences, and the LS7 had some "exotic" hardware to get there. The LS7 is an expensive engine. As it is, the LT1 is an expensive engine as well relative to the LS3. To get to 15% more power while meeting emissions and MPG standards may make it as or more expensive as the LS7 is/was.