05-12-2017, 08:30 AM | #1 |
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Great LS7 Article
Many have probably read this and, yes, it's an old article about the LS7 for the Z06, but it's still a great read.
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/cor...7-engine-info/ Note: It might be my browser, but several words were running together in so it was a little hard to read, but worth it!
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05-12-2017, 08:36 AM | #2 |
C'mon- really?
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Great article. I remember reading that when it first came out and was very impressed with the information. It is definitely worth reading again.
Thanks for sharing the link!
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05-12-2017, 09:20 AM | #3 |
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Just read it over coffee. Great article.
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05-12-2017, 09:57 AM | #4 |
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I wish there was more built so I could find a used one to put in my truck.
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05-12-2017, 10:59 AM | #5 |
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You read this article, you realize what we have in our very limited production cars is the last of this legendary NA engine . . . and yet Z/28 prices have fallen well below MSRP. I just can't get my mind around that.
We all understand the principles of supply and demand, and obviously here there has to have been more supply than demand--- I just don't know why that is. Only 440 non-demo 2014 Z/28's ever built . . . and prices dropped? Yes, the market has spoken--- I just don't know where the market for such rare cars went? Has the, "Just take an Uber" mentality eroded interest in cars as a hobby that much? I guess so. |
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GM's marketing on these cars flat sucked and trashed the sales.
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05-12-2017, 11:56 AM | #7 | |
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05-12-2017, 06:38 PM | #9 | |
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I've never had anyone suggest that the ZL1 is better, but am sure there are plenty who believe it due to significantly higher HP and Torque numbers. A lot people dumped these cars w/ very low mileage (way too hard core for most...), which def hurt sales of new cars. Why pay $75K when you could get one w/ 500 miles for $20k less (or even less). Also, at end of 2015, GM provided incentives that allowed dealers to sell them at deep discounts. Again, that hurt future new car sales unless dealers were willing to take a hit and sell at a discount. Add to that the fact that everyone was talking about how hard core it is. That alone scared off plenty of folks. Almost kept me from buying one. Even Fbodfather came on here and emphatically told people that it wasn't a street car. So much misinformation... I remember people talking about CCBs costing $20K and only lasting 25k miles or something ridiculous. In the end all of this will just add to it's legend.
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Interestingly, Dodge seems to be the only of the 3 that really cares about marketing to the masses.
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05-12-2017, 07:11 PM | #11 | |
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My favorite article by Hib Halverson over on the Corvette Action Center on the LS7: Updated-Ruthless-Pursuit-of-Power-the-Mystique-of-the-C6-corvette-LS7-Engine/
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05-13-2017, 11:30 AM | #12 |
Runs with scissors...
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Try this:
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05-13-2017, 11:59 AM | #13 |
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Good read.
The Z/28 is a superior car on the track vs. a stock ZL1. But since most peeps will never track their cars it's a lost point to the fast majority. I think over time the 5th Gen Z/28 will start to increase is value. Just my .02
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