09-17-2018, 08:14 PM | #1 |
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LT5 Camaro???
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09-17-2018, 09:08 PM | #2 |
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We might see one in 2020
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09-17-2018, 09:14 PM | #3 |
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I can’t imagine GM would do that. Already the ZL1 is taking buyers from the ZO6. If they make a LT5 camaro then there would be no real season other than styling to buy a ZO6. Sales on that thing will drop to its grave for sure. In order for them to do the LT5 they would need to increase cost by at least 10k to the current ZL1 (which I would gladly pay.) just don’t think it will happen. We never did see an LS9 camaro.
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Personally?? With the HP wars on the rise like they were in the late 60's, I certainly would be willing to bet on it vs the counter. Remember the current LT5 is a hand assembled low volume build, but there is nothing keeping GM from going high volume into a mass production engine build on an assembly line. Think I'll have a better handle on it once we see what the mid engine vette turns out to be. |
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09-18-2018, 12:52 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for posting this. I’d love to see the LT5 in a Camaro.
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09-18-2018, 10:18 AM | #8 |
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Wouldn't be the first time in history Camaro had the same power as the Vette.
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09-18-2018, 10:42 AM | #9 |
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09-18-2018, 10:57 AM | #10 |
If were talking just cost. The LT5 and LT4 probably have a closer price point than you think. Most of the parts are the same. The LT5 and LT4 use the same high pressure fuel pump and injectors. Same Low side pump.
The LT5 and LT4 use the same cylinder heads. The LT5 and LT4 use the same pistons but with different rings and same rods I do believe. The LT5 has an AFM-less valley plate. The LT5 has different crank The LT5 has a different camshaft. The only major difference is the 2650 supercharger And secondary port fuel system with small injectors. Running off the same fuel pump that supplies fuel to the high-pressure pump. Unlike the LS9 that thing is just holy crap expensive on everything. So totally up to GM. |
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09-18-2018, 12:52 PM | #11 |
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They wont put the LT5 in Camaro, the 6th Gen is already set, and no more changes will occur. The 7th Gen ZL1 I Bet will get somewhere about a 600 HP NA engine with 200 HP electric assist. I would bet money on that.
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09-18-2018, 01:07 PM | #12 |
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100% False.. time will tell. Revisit this after 2019 NY auto show. There will be a 700+hp Camaro.
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09-18-2018, 01:24 PM | #13 |
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The problem with the Corvette for me and many of my contemporaries (45 year old GenXer here) is that the Corvette screams baby boomer crisis machine. THe Camaro is so much cooler and actually affordable for younger buyers. Even the ZR1 is a total beast and I could have afforded one, but I just cannot see myself in an old man's wet dream come true. I actually owned 2 Vipers before precisely because they weren't Corvettes. Don;t get me wrong, the Corvette is an insane performance machine but I get more comments and looks from the Camaro, especially from younger folks than my father ever got in his cheesy Corvettes and I ever got in my Vipers. I think the future is LT5 Camaro. I would keep my 18' ZL1 but if an LT5 Camaro comes out, instant trade! But I won't go Corvette. Chevy needs to pay attention to this buyer segment.
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