GM to invest $850+ million to build new V8s

[TheClassicCarKid]

Originally Posted by 2010 SSRS

More Horsepower

Well probably more like the same, but with less weight and more mpg

[Unfair]

Defnitely a step in the right direction!

[DarricSS]

Let's hope it's a 5.0L i hear that's the Cat's @ss...THE end all be all motor of ALL TIME!

Just go to the VS. forum and see for yourself...lot's of "Facts" in there...

[cab2g]

I think its funny that they mention that the engines will be able to run on E85... Because all car engines can already run on E85, it's just that the hoses and other external components will corrode if you don't have a E85 car... I remember hearing it was under $200 in parts to make a car E85 compatible... For example, my Mazda pickup truck has the exact same engine as the same model year Ford Ranger. However, my truck is a E85 flex fuel vehicle... The Ranger isn't. It's all because they used cheaper parts in the Ranger... kind of funny.

But I am REALLY excited to see that we're still going to invest new money on V8 technology. I will miss the low rumble of V8s if they ever do disappear. I guess I could probably just buy a diesel, those things have quite the throaty growl

[khabboub]

so im guessing that these are going to be in the 2010 corvettes.

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by khabboub

so im guessing that these are going to be in the 2010 corvettes.

It's already 2010.

[RyanG]

The best thing about this is now instead of my Camaro being a garage queen I can drive it like I stole it and get a 6th gen with a V8!!
~Ryan

[Sawyer]

DI V8

[iPODFAN11]

If I understood correctly, the next trucks are the first to get the Gen V small block, followed by more vehicles.

[ORANGE U NV]

I'm sure the "new" DI V8 will debut in the new Corvette. So maybe.... the DI V8 will make it into the Gen5 Camaro before the model change. GM is also revamping the entire truck/SUV V8 line as well. Ford is not waiting for the CAFE deadline, so maybe GM will intoduce these in the next few years. Sounds like most of the design work might be done and they are ready to spending tooling $ for production.

[dgformula2k]

Gen V is coming, the V8 isn't dead!

[Mr Twisty]

All these posts and not one mention of Z/28?

[MikeSVX]

Originally Posted by cab2g

I think its funny that they mention that the engines will be able to run on E85... Because all car engines can already run on E85, it's just that the hoses and other external components will corrode if you don't have a E85 car... I remember hearing it was under $200 in parts to make a car E85 compatible... For example, my Mazda pickup truck has the exact same engine as the same model year Ford Ranger. However, my truck is a E85 flex fuel vehicle... The Ranger isn't. It's all because they used cheaper parts in the Ranger... kind of funny.

But I am REALLY excited to see that we're still going to invest new money on V8 technology. I will miss the low rumble of V8s if they ever do disappear. I guess I could probably just buy a diesel, those things have quite the throaty growl

This is mostly true. You also have to have your ECU reprogrammed with different fuel maps. E85 has more oxygen molecules then standard gas. Because of this, you need to inject more fuel for the same volume of air. I have a friend who ran on E85 for a while and did the math. Running E85 worked out the same cost wise as running 89 octane in his car, however you get the benefit of better preformance. E85 is about the equivalent of 100 octane gas preformance wise. I had a supercharger kit added to my '94 Subaru SVX. We did a remap of the factory ECU and added a second set of maps for running E85. I haven't replaced the fuel lines so I don't run it, but all I need to do id replace them an run a 12Vdc power switch to the ECU to tell it what maps to use.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

All these posts and not one mention of Z/28?

Kinda hard to speculate on that since we don't know anything else about these engines or what they are capable of.