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Old 12-31-2011, 04:34 PM   #204
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Originally Posted by GroundhogSS View Post
If GM has the new Gen 5 V8 ready sooner than the planned release of the new Camaro, will they go ahead and start using it in the current lineup to get the benefits of the more efficient engine? I would hope so but don't know what their normal policy is.
Typically when they replace an old engine, they'll put the new one into everything within about a year. They don't wait years for the next redesign of the car(s) they use them in. The sooner they use them, the quicker the payback time is, and the simpler their logistics become.
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My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors......
........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!!
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