05-05-2009, 06:42 PM | #1 |
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Are LS3 engines hand built?
Is each LS3 engine built one at a time by an individual or do they use an assembly line process?
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assembly line style
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05-05-2009, 09:02 PM | #3 |
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The only handbuilt GM motors are the LS9 and LS7.....and maybe the LSA.
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05-05-2009, 11:41 PM | #7 |
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most fords are assembly line, the svt mod motors are handbuilt though (i know 4.6s were, and pretty sure 5.4s are)
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05-07-2009, 02:33 PM | #8 |
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aren't some of the NorthStar's done by hand as well? Or am I imagining that?
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some were... or still are. dont recall which ones, but I know that some are/were hand built
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