[DenverTaco07]

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/20...lt5-92587.html

mean anything to anyone?

[High Magnitude]

I wonder if it'll fit the car physically but in terms of GM putting the engine of an assumed ~100k car in a ~55k car.

Also, it gives me hope that GM is still hiding an engine or two from us.

[Iroc_Z28]

I personally wouldn't mind seeing Chevy use a NA version of a DOHC v8 in the next z28, something in the 550-600 hp range....wishful thinking for sure

[Bhobbs]

I have heard rumors that GM restarted the Ultra V8 program, which was the replacement for the Northstar DOHC engines they used to build. It may be a version of that.

[Iroc_Z28]

Originally Posted by Bhobbs

I have heard rumors that GM restarted the Ultra V8 program, which was the replacement for the Northstar DOHC engines they used to build. It may be a version of that.

The ultra v8 program has been on the shelf for far to long. Let's hope they get get it into production within the next few years.

[Denis]

hmmmmm....this is very interesting.

[HDRDTD]

Hmmm, the 6th gen ZL1 (provided there will be one), will it still be a supercharged V8 or a turbo (single or twin)???

Or even a compound ? with a small supercharger to start out at the bottom end long enough to get into the turbo's power band??

[B_Davis]

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Hmmm, the 6th gen ZL1 (provided there will be one), will it still be a supercharged V8 or a turbo (single or twin)???

Or even a compound ? with a small supercharger to start out at the bottom end long enough to get into the turbo's power band??

you have you driven a turbocharged car in the last 10 years? turbo "lag" is a thing of the 90s ....

[SuperSound]

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Hmmm, the 6th gen ZL1 (provided there will be one), will it still be a supercharged V8 or a turbo (single or twin)???

Or even a compound ? with a small supercharger to start out at the bottom end long enough to get into the turbo's power band??

Think twin-turbos are much more efficient than that kind of setup.

Definitely good news to hear there maybe other engines in the pipeline.

[DenverTaco07]

Originally Posted by B_Davis

you have you driven a turbocharged car in the last 10 years? turbo "lag" is a thing of the 90s ....

is this your opinion, or you have some technical sources that explain how this has been eliminated?

Other than up and coming electric turbos, I find nothing about lag being left behind in the 90's.

Question type: Car Customization

i have a 2004 mitsubishi lancer evo and i am experiencing a lot of turbo lag
is there anything i can do about it?

http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-c2861_ds438517

[SuperSound]

Not sure technically how lag has been reduced (definitely still there in my car), but the use of for lack of a better term "intermediate turbos" have lowered the RPMs for peak boost for most street cars. Never drove a '90's or earlier turbo car, but I heard lag was much worse then.

[fradaj]

What I found interesting from the article was no mention of a NA V6 and the possibility of a 560 HP turbo V8. Although 560 is less than the current 580 in the ZL1, maybe a 560 TT V8 might work in a Z/28.

[HDRDTD]

Originally Posted by B_Davis

you have you driven a turbocharged car in the last 10 years? turbo "lag" is a thing of the 90s ....

Actually I have a 2015 Malibu 2.0 turbo as my DD.

[HDRDTD]

Originally Posted by SuperSound

Not sure technically how lag has been reduced (definitely still there in my car), but the use of for lack of a better term "intermediate turbos" have lowered the RPMs for peak boost for most street cars. Never drove a '90's or earlier turbo car, but I heard lag was much worse then.

The old turbo lag has been reduced with the use of smaller and lighter turbos. They spin up quicker than the old ones did.