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Old 01-30-2010, 10:00 AM   #15
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One word:

EMISSIONS

The LSX is not emissions-compliant anywhere in North America, so the chances of getting one "factory-installed" for licensed, street-driven purposes is ZERO...

Another word:

LIABILITY

Ever wonder why you can go to a GM Dealer, order an LS9 crate engine, but NOT be able to purchase through GM the proper electronics to "speak" to anything but a Corvette? Yup...liability... GM will take the risk, for warranty AND liability, on a ZR1 (I'm sure it's factored into it's price...), but at the moment that's the ONLY chassis the LS9 is "cerified and validated" for, by GM.

NO chassis has that "blessing" for the LSX, and no street version of the LSX is expected...
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One word:

EMISSIONS

The LSX is not emissions-compliant anywhere in North America, so the chances of getting one "factory-installed" for licensed, street-driven purposes is ZERO...

Another word:

LIABILITY

Ever wonder why you can go to a GM Dealer, order an LS9 crate engine, but NOT be able to purchase through GM the proper electronics to "speak" to anything but a Corvette? Yup...liability... GM will take the risk, for warranty AND liability, on a ZR1 (I'm sure it's factored into it's price...), but at the moment that's the ONLY chassis the LS9 is "cerified and validated" for, by GM.

NO chassis has that "blessing" for the LSX, and no street version of the LSX is expected...
emissions could put a hamper on it but i dont think that way myself i think its a great idea. I like the way you think blur
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If we are talking about certification and CARB numbers, both the LS7 and LS9 are certified for the Vette. There is no reason that those engines couldn't be available for the Camaro based on what is being said here.
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There is no reason that those engines couldn't be available for the Camaro based on what is being said here.
Heard about a "Z28", coming to a Chev Store near you, soon? Wonder what IT will be powered by...
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With all the changes who knows, but mostly has to do with the balls of the dealer. Which also means you can only get warranty work done there as it would be dealer installed. [he can fudge paper work to get GM to cover it]

in the mid 80s GM never sold a 350 T5 3rd gen, but you can find documented ones that were sold by a dealers who were able to get it done.
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emissions could put a hamper on it but i dont think that way myself i think its a great idea. I like the way you think blur
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If we are talking about certification and CARB numbers, both the LS7 and LS9 are certified for the Vette. There is no reason that those engines couldn't be available for the Camaro based on what is being said here.
ME and Blur had a rather lengthy conversation about this last night.
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Blur: Your plan will never work. It's all because of the EPA.

Each model year vehicle cannot be sold unless its engine and drivetrain is EPA certified - FOR THAT YEAR. If you choose to install a non-certified engine, you're on your own and it will never fly by either the factory or the dealer.

Back in 1999, I purchased 22 crate motors from a GM clearing house. They were production supercharged 3800 GM engines, 240 HP, originally earmarked for the Grand Prix GTP. The reason I was able to purchase them was because the model year changed, and they had 140 of them earmarked as surplus (they already had a "lifetime" supply for the parts bins). They could not use them for the 2000 model year production because they were the wrong certification year...so I bought them REAL cheap. They had the factory oil in them and they were never even run. They were complete with supercharger and injectors.

I also purchased 45 Eaton long-snout superchargers from the same source, brand new GM, in these special clam-shell crates, 6 per crate...again, not certified for the current production and only a year old. Again, REAL inexpensive. And I'd challenge anyone to tell the difference between these "new old stock" and the current production parts.

Amazing the expense GM goes thru to appease the government.
I was waiting for someone to point this out. Having spent my college career studying government, I learned a few interesting things. One thing about government regulations regarding cars is that any car with less than 2,000 in production that year is exempt from certain regulations. Here's how you work the loophole. You call each configuration a different model. If one guy has the LS7 with an automatic transmission and another guy has the LS9 with a manual transmission, you call them two different configurations. That way, you can build 1,998 more of each that year. Notice I mentioned the transmission. That means that GM can make 1,999 of each engine with each transmission. That makes 4 short of 4,000 special cars. Just give each a different name: Camaro LS7-A and Camaro LSA-A. These special configurations may not fall under EPA standards in such low production unless the loophole closes. In the meantime, there's room for a lot of special cars.

There won't be that many special orders for good reason. GM won't be doing all of the work. The dealers will have to install the engines and transmissions as if they were installing crate motors in hollow Camaro shells. Plus, GM could price these products as special editions, requiring a higher MSRP. These costs would make dealers less likely to order special Camaros unless customers specifically ordered them. Plus, this would reduce the special Camaros on the lot, meaning that the number of special Camaros would stay low.

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SLP is the COPO of today -- huge horsepower, full warranty, handled through dealer as if it came from GM, not cheap but a good deal compared to doing the same modifications yourself
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Slp is more like the Yenko of today than the copo. Slp is not a factory built car for one , and its way to flashy.
SLP is not the same as a COPO. With COPO products, you had lots of customization. Today, we have similar RPO codes and ordering procedures, but the process must go entirely through a dealer with limited options. At the small expense required to restructure and consolidate these RPO codes across all of its cars and trucks, GM could produce additional high-profit items and do less work to produce them. If the dealers have to foot the labor, then GM would save itself the time to fully build as many as 1,999 cars per configuration. It costs less to produce special models because GM wouldn't have to pay factory workers to actually do the factory work of putting together some parts of the car, instead shipping the labor to the dealership who will then mark up the car to compensate for the hours. GM sells it at a premium, the dealer gets a limited edition markup, and the customer gets to order whatever custom car they can afford. Everyone is happy.

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With all the changes who knows, but mostly has to do with the balls of the dealer. Which also means you can only get warranty work done there as it would be dealer installed. [he can fudge paper work to get GM to cover it]

in the mid 80s GM never sold a 350 T5 3rd gen, but you can find documented ones that were sold by a dealers who were able to get it done.
Today, it's all about the dealer. Not enough dealers have the chutzpah that Yenko and Berger had back in the day. Now, those dealerships have less a name than Classic and Newman, both exceptional dealerships by any standard, on this forum. The new Yenko isn't really a Yenko. It's built by Nickey Chicago with licensing from the family. The family really isn't the Yenko we knew. The Yenko we knew was a salesman who loved products so much that he wanted to build them to their potential and smartly sell them as high-profit items. That is exactly what I propose GM do. We know GM loves their cars. We don't know why they leave some of these fantastic crate engines in garages and warehouses. Take them out and throw them into Impalas, Corvettes, and Camaros! Give us the option to order something great and a great expense. GM hasn't given us this opportunity, but if they did, we'd see some great machines out there, adding to the respect and reputation of the GM brand.

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One word:

EMISSIONS

The LSX is not emissions-compliant anywhere in North America, so the chances of getting one "factory-installed" for licensed, street-driven purposes is ZERO...

Another word:

LIABILITY

Ever wonder why you can go to a GM Dealer, order an LS9 crate engine, but NOT be able to purchase through GM the proper electronics to "speak" to anything but a Corvette? Yup...liability... GM will take the risk, for warranty AND liability, on a ZR1 (I'm sure it's factored into it's price...), but at the moment that's the ONLY chassis the LS9 is "cerified and validated" for, by GM.

NO chassis has that "blessing" for the LSX, and no street version of the LSX is expected...
An emissions explanation is provided at the beginning of this very post.

All GM has to do is tune the ECM. Most ECMs are similar and can handle similar tuning. There is nothing fundamentally different with the LS7 that makes it impossible to tune on the LS3 ECM. They are both LS-series engines, and plenty of aftermarket companies have shoved the 7.0-L giant into a Camaro. GM can handle it, and so can your dealer.
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Old 01-30-2010, 12:25 PM   #22
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The reason, as stated by others, is emissions compliance.

For a vehicle to be sold in this country, it MUST meet emissions standards for the market it is sold into.

Let's think about a few of the cars sold over the years not offered in certain configurations - The 330 hp LT4 Corvettes of 1996 come to mind...

The LT4 Corvette was a manual transmission-only model for 1996 and was standard in the 1996 Grand Sport Corvette and available on the rest. If you ordered an automatic transmission Corvette in 1996, you received the LT1 (300 hp) engine in your car.

Some have claimed over the years, they had a special, one-of-a-kind automatic LT4. GM would lose their tail by letting a non-certified car out of their doors. Not going to happen!

So.... Back to the COPO cars of the past... The 427 (ZL1) Camaros of the past, are legendary today. No doubt about it! However, 40 years ago, the auto manufacturers were not choked and burdened with the regulations of today.

COPO exists today in limited form today - paint colors and certain trim may fall under a Central Office Production Order. Higher hp engines, just don't happen though...

The good news today, is you can get an engineered, high-powered supercar from your local Callaway/Chevrolet dealer, delivering volumes of power in an (50 state) emissions complaint package, and with an unparalleled Powertrain warranty.

http://www.callawaycars.com/las/Call...Literature.htm

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If we are talking about certification and CARB numbers, both the LS7 and LS9 are certified for the Vette. There is no reason that those engines couldn't be available for the Camaro based on what is being said here.


While true they are certified for use in the Corvette, that does not get them an automatic pass for installation in the Camaro. It's much more complicated than that...
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But the fact is, I could build a high performance numbers matching car like anyone else, no one except Gm is capable of producing an ls? block that matches the vin number. Like blur stated, there is a way around the EPA if the production is under 2000. Which would make it rare.
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The reason, as stated by others, is emissions compliance.

For a vehicle to be sold in this country, it MUST meet emissions standards for the market it is sold into.

Let's think about a few of the cars sold over the years not offered in certain configurations - The 330 hp LT4 Corvettes of 1996 come to mind...

The LT4 Corvette was a manual transmission-only model for 1996 and was standard in the 1996 Grand Sport Corvette and available on the rest. If you ordered an automatic transmission Corvette in 1996, you received the LT1 (300 hp) engine in your car.

Some have claimed over the years, they had a special, one-of-a-kind automatic LT4. GM would lose their tail by letting a non-certified car out of their doors. Not going to happen!

So.... Back to the COPO cars of the past... The 427 (ZL1) Camaros of the past, are legendary today. No doubt about it! However, 40 years ago, the auto manufacturers were not choked and burdened with the regulations of today.

COPO exists today in limited form today - paint colors and certain trim may fall under a Central Office Production Order. Higher hp engines, just don't happen though...

The good news today, is you can get an engineered, high-powered supercar from your local Callaway/Chevrolet dealer, delivering volumes of power in an (50 state) emissions complaint package, and with an unparalleled Powertrain warranty.

http://www.callawaycars.com/las/Call...Literature.htm

You guys do make beasts. I at one point interviewed at Superior Chevrolet in Kansas City and had a chance to take a close look at a couple of your Callaway Corvettes. Those are truly beautiful machines. I wish I had a chance to look at a C16, though. They are, however, well out of the price range of the average custom tuner. After all, we have to pay for your expertise, professionalism, and well-engineered product. The suggestion here is that the product isn't on par with the aftermarket but that GM simply makes a few more customizable options available.

Let's forget the engine issue and talk about other options for a moment.

If I want to order a stripper, I will have to order a 1SS and call it a day. Imagine being able to order without OnStar. A GM employee wouldn't have to install that on the car. That's a cost reduction. Imagine being able to order without a sound system at all. Now no one has to install the speakers. Do you see how this makes customization easier? I can go to a fine electronics retailer and pick up these items without them being included in the cost of the car. At the same time as I do this, it is still a street legal machine. It has a VIN. I can insure it as a daily driver. I just don't have to pay for parts that I don't want, and GM can reduce the price by these items in proportion to the profit that they want to gain. For instance, if a feature costs $1,000 to install, but GM only take $700 off my price, GM gets $300 for me to remove an option. It's actually profitable to do this.

Now, let's get back to engines and transmissions.

The first and most obvious solution to getting around regulations is getting Americans to call their elected officials and make them pass a law. Because Americans are oftentimes too busy or, as I would argue, too politically lazy to tell their elected officials how they really feel, this may never happen. Sadly, most people think the only way to be involved in democracy is voting. What they should be doing is calling their elected officials monthly to give them feedback. No one does this, so elected officials, instead of responding to their constituents, operate on their own opinions. We elect them to listen to their boss, the people, but their boss never tells them what to do.

Of the listed regulations that should be changed, I reference the rule that the highest trim is usually tested. It's the heaviest, biggest, and least efficient trim. Of course, the EPA gives this rating to all cars that have similar characteristics when in fact they could do better. This rule sucks. Call your elected officials about it.

The next solution is to look for loopholes. If we call the Camaro a truck, it basically gets a free ride through the EPA, so a future El Camino might be a powerful solution to the performance problem. Another loophole is minimum production numbers. Notice what the EPA does not list in the fuel economy list. Do you see the world's fastest car, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT? I couldn't find it. The production numbers are low enough that the EPA does not have to test it. GM could use the very same trick.
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The next solution is to look for loopholes. If we call the Camaro a truck, it basically gets a free ride through the EPA, so a future El Camino might be a powerful solution to the performance problem. Another loophole is minimum production numbers. Notice what the EPA does not list in the fuel economy list. Do you see the world's fastest car, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT? I couldn't find it. The production numbers are low enough that the EPA does not have to test it. GM could use the very same trick.
GM cannot slip a few cars through a perceived "loophole".

Look at the LS9 in the ZR1. Fewer than 2,000 were built last year however, the LS9 still had to be certified. Additionally, the ZR1 has a hefty gas guzzler tax applied to each car sold.

I hear you on the truck vs. passenger car idea however, a Camaro is classified as a passenger vehicle and that won't change.

Small volume manufacturers are exempt from specific rules that saddle large manufacturers. Saleen, was a good example of this, with respect to their S351 models in the mid-late 90s. Saleen was notorious for getting exemptions for things like that - and also for the (non) airbag rule for the S7

I hope this helps
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You are correct, only 1,415 ZR-1's in 2009....... But blur, are you saying make a Camaro with say an LS-7 its own model? Or a RPO? If you made it its own model then it could be exempt. Chris, the ZR1 is an option of the Corvette, not its own model, I think blur is saying make it its own model not an option.
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You are correct, only 1,415 ZR-1's in 2009....... But blur, are you saying make a Camaro with say an LS-7 its own model? Or a RPO? If you made it its own model then it could be exempt. Chris, the ZR1 is an option of the Corvette, not its own model, I think blur is saying make it its own model not an option.
Thanks. I understand what they are saying however, please understand, GM will not make the Camaro its own model in an effort to build less than 2,000 units. To remain a viable company, GM needs to sell as many cars as it can
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