New engine 2018

[crushNchowda]

Which was also called the lt5....

 

Lotus built that one for gm. GM has enough experience with dohc now.

Actually designed by Lotus (owned by GM @ the time btw) & built by mercury marine - & was not a "failed" attempt, it was/is still one of the greatest corvette engines despite being so different.

[truckguy82]

LT5 is going in the new Camaro Z28, and one of the vettes...

I'm thinking it will just be for the zr1

 

If the z28 gets a dohc 6.2, omfg.

 

I don't know if any of you have driven a gm alpha chassis yet, but they are absolutely incredible.

 

I only have experience with the new cadillac cts, I rented one for 1k miles and it had the magnetic shocks. Had a horrible 3.6, and the worst transmission I've ever driven, but man was it amazing at it's handling limits all because of the chassis. Alpha chassis is the ats, cts, and starting in 2016 they built the camaro on it. Which is why it's dominating it's competition.

 

Alpha chassis camaro with dohc 6.2 would be gods gift to the automobile.

 

But....dohc engines are expensive, I'm kinda doubting they would be using it in a "maximum speed for the dollar" camaro z28. On the other hand I don't know what else they would use, not much else in their inventory.

 

Maybe it will, and the zr1 will get a forced induction version...

[truckguy82]

Actually designed by Lotus (owned by GM @ the time btw) & built by mercury marine - & was not a "failed" attempt, it was/is still one of the greatest corvette engines despite being so different.

Yeah I've never heard anything but good things....

 

I still call it built by lotus since they engineered it and likely just sent the specs to whatever capable engine plant won the bid.

[LTZ16]

I have 2017 Camaro SS with the 6.2 and the 8 speed. Although it's not a big gt car like the challenger Hellcat I had, the Camaro is the very best handling car I have ever driven.. That car turns on a dime, never a turn were that car loses grip.i have taken entrance ramps were most cars would of been in a ditch

['17 Sierra]

I'm thinking it will just be for the zr1

 

If the z28 gets a dohc 6.2, omfg.

 

I don't know if any of you have driven a gm alpha chassis yet, but they are absolutely incredible.

 

I only have experience with the new cadillac cts, I rented one for 1k miles and it had the magnetic shocks. Had a horrible 3.6, and the worst transmission I've ever driven, but man was it amazing at it's handling limits all because of the chassis. Alpha chassis is the ats, cts, and starting in 2016 they built the camaro on it. Which is why it's dominating it's competition.

 

Alpha chassis camaro with dohc 6.2 would be gods gift to the automobile.

 

But....dohc engines are expensive, I'm kinda doubting they would be using it in a "maximum speed for the dollar" camaro z28. On the other hand I don't know what else they would use, not much else in their inventory.

 

Maybe it will, and the zr1 will get a forced induction version...

 

 

 

You're probably spot on with it going in the ZR1 Corvette. I'm wondering if they'll change the hood line to get a DOHC to fit though. I also kinda liked the fact that the Camaro Z28 has the normally aspirated push rod 427 LS7 in it now but they gotta get ahead of Ford and Dodge with the horsepower wars. I had a C6 Z06 and the LS7 kicks butt. It doesn't get as much heat soak as the blown 6.2 C7 Z06 gets on the track either but the valve guides are a real problem on the LS7.

[newdude]

One of the reasons Chevy stayed with push rod V8's for the Corvette is overall height. I'm curious to know how they'd squeeze a DOHC V8 motor inside the existing C7 unless of course it's for the rumored mid engine C8. Maybe Camaro?

 

Mid engine makes the most sense, but those high winged C7 prototypes with taller hoods seem to lean otherwise...

 

Am I missing something or is the 4.3L not on there? I'm gonna miss that motor if it's gone...there is no better engine imo for light duty truck use, aside from the old inline and slant 6's of the big 3 and the Toyota/Nissan 4-cylinders.

 

The picture from the VIN cards is for GM Cars only. Trucks are on a separate book.

 

LT5 is going in the new Camaro Z28, and one of the vettes...

 

Read that picture the first post. It shows all the body book codes. LT5 is Y body ONLY so that puts it only in the Corvette.

 

Looking at this I'm starting to wonder if the trucks are getting a 3 and 3.6 lt twin turbos in place of the 5.3

 

This is the car VIN card. Trucks are separate.

[truckguy82]

I have 2017 Camaro SS with the 6.2 and the 8 speed. Although it's not a big gt car like the challenger Hellcat I had, the Camaro is the very best handling car I have ever driven.. That car turns on a dime, never a turn were that car loses grip.i have taken entrance ramps were most cars would of been in a ditch

I have a mustang gt, and I can absolutely confirm the cts I rented, which is the same chassis as your camaro, would run circles around the mustang. I took the cts to the limits in the same places I took the mustang so I was easily able to tell the difference.

 

You take a hard turn in the cts listening for that tire squeel, and it just tells you that you're a big vagina and you took it too slow.

[TJay74]

The new Camaro on the Alpha chassis is super nice for sure. I test drove a 2017 Camaro 1SS with the 1LE handling package, we hit up a nice sweeping off ramp and the car just stuck like glue and never once showed any signs of giving up any grip.

 

Cant wait til mine is in the garage in a couple of months.

[Cowpie]

Will be interesting to see if they have a nightmare of timing chains going on like in some of their other DOHC engines. Just not sure why they feel the need to add that kind of complexity to the 6.2. Based on my experience with GM DOHC engines, pretty sure I wouldn't drop my money for the LT5. The only place I have been comfortable with DOHC is on inline engines.

[njk4o5]

gm should figure out how to make the lifters in a AFM engine before they try the DOHC performance crap

[Lgetz]

I would hardly consider the DOHC LT5 in the 90's ZR1 Corvette a "failure." With good maintenance the motors are virtually bullet proof and if IRC set a number of 24 hour speed records back then.

[Colossus]

Yeah, back then.