So the LS9 does exist...but wait!

[2010_5thgen]

that would be nice.
this engine guessing is gonna drive me nuts. i need ot know some numbers here so i can have time to think of what i want to get and so i can figure on how much more i need to save.

[octane_n_veins]

Originally Posted by Dan

Actually its LS3->LS8->LS9

The LS8 is a detuned LS9. I have seen articles both saying it is also intercooled and it isn't so I don't know but it is supposed to be in the 550 HP area. I don't think an LS9 will ever be in a Camaro but I could see an LS8 in one as some kind of special edition, 100th anniversary of Chevy (2011), etc.

Dan is absolutely correct. The current LS3 engine is 430hp base and 436 w/ dual mode exhaust on 08 Vettes. GM won’t make same mistakes as they had in the past. AKA: Buick Grand National (V6 Turbo), GMC Syclone/Typhoon (again V6 Turbo). And they gave the Chevrolet flag ship, Corvette, a run for it’s money. NO BUENO!!! So GM isn’t going to make the same mistake any time soon. The Camaro is said to have a modified version of the LS2 w/ Active Fuel Management, which will give the Camaro the best fuel economy in it’s class.

[octane_n_veins]

The LS9 is for the up and going ZR-1 Corvette. Not for anything else (for now). There are talks of a LS7 version, AKA; the Central Office Production Orders (COPO) Camaro or the ZL-1 Camaro. Either way the rebirth of either one would be great.

[WillInThe04Ranger]

I havent even seen a LS8, I've seen a LS1 LS2 and a LSX lol oh and the supposed internet pics of a LS9 with a supercharger

[Mr. Wyndham]

There is probably NOT going to be a Copo...just because cars can't be ordered off a checklist like that anymore...the name, maybe. Sadly, the LS7, too, is a no-go. By the time that model would come out, the LS7 would have run to the end of it's life, and even now, it'd be too expensive to justify.
LS2 is dead as of right now...so, no to that in the normal form

Welcome, btw!

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by WillInThe04Ranger

I havent even seen a LS8, I've seen a LS1 LS2 and a LSX lol oh and the supposed internet pics of a LS9 with a supercharger

ls3

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-Co...mZ310003434930


lsx boosted

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...&highlight=lsx

ls8...
im lookin....

[WillInThe04Ranger]

I seen where a guy stuck a LS6? (i think) in his 4th gen camaro

[WillInThe04Ranger]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

ls3

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-Co...mZ310003434930


lsx boosted

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...&highlight=lsx

ls8...
im lookin....

They've got viodeos on youtube of sdomeone dyno testing a LSX

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by WillInThe04Ranger

I seen where a guy stuck a LS6? (i think) in his 4th gen camaro

its been done, so has the LS2 swap into 4th gens.

the 02 maros had the LS6 intake manifold and heads if I remember right.

[WillInThe04Ranger]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

its been done, so has the LS2 swap into 4th gens.

the 02 maros had the LS6 intake manifold and heads if I remember right.

haha well im happy with my little 3.4 for now

[SilverTurtle]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

the 02 maros had the LS6 intake manifold and heads if I remember right.

intake, yes... heads, no... the 2001 and 2002 Z28s had the same 241 casting heads that the base model Corvette had... the 243 casting heads were exclusive to the Z06 until they put the LS6 into the CTS-V