All this "5.3 truck engine" stuff does NOT translate to a direct drop-in in either the Vette or Camaro.
- Think "car cam, intake, exhaust and a-l-l the other improvements inherent in the Gen-5 SBC", going forward.
- Think "327 cu. in." which powered similarly-weighted (to the coming C-7 Vette) C-1/C2/C-3 Vettes right into our conscious "lust zones".
- Think roughly "current power-to-weight"...which should equal great performance combined with great mpg, a necessary component to any business case.
- Or...would you rather have a hair-dryed V6?!
"Cost of manufacture" seldom/never is a guarantee of "selling price". What IS a guarantee is, with mandated systems, necessary fuel economy regulations, and supposed weight decreases inherent in next-Gen vehicles partially due to more expensive high-tech materiale, the only way to keep MSRP under some constraint is to "give" on some things. A 35-3600 lb Gen-6 Camaro SS will NOT "need" 450+ hp. Under 400 will deliver performance a Gen-5 Camaro owner will be able to accept, and retain their perma-grin. Detuning a 6.2 to less than 400 is simply dumb (or directly using the dreaded TRUCK version!) and would not adequately address the mpg situation. A 5.3 will...
Or would y'all prefer a V6 SS instead?
Last edited by LOWDOWN; 03-16-2013 at 01:06 PM.
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