Chances of the LT5 in a Camaro might be higher now!! - Page 2

URBAN LEGEND · 07-02-2019, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 396ssrat

They are paying near $100k for a Demon so why not a Camaro? May as well take the car out with a statement. Since women like battery powered toys it makes perfect sense that GM is going electric.

Who is they?

Doc_Scott · 07-02-2019, 11:19 PM

I think this is very possible! You're not talking about extensive ground up CAD. The wiring harness, tune, and trans would need to be upgraded or tested, but this is easily a thing. Minimal design financial allocation needed, blow the doors off the competition as current performance, the other companies can barely keep up with 100 less horses. Imagine if they were 755 at the fly with a lighter car than the competition and better trans than the Red Eye and a HELL of a lot faster than the poster boy mustang for a respectable price with increased options...I can see this.

RLHMARINES · 07-02-2019, 11:51 PM

I'm thinking of a LT5 ZL1 and a late Z/28 intro with the NA high reeving V8 from the C8 program.

396ssrat · 07-03-2019, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Fred 6528

Takes money to make money.

FringBirdAloha · 07-03-2019, 12:42 AM

Definitely going to happen.

Gunkk · 07-03-2019, 05:57 AM

2022 55th anniversary Z28 convertible with a LT-5

DangerZL1 · 07-03-2019, 08:37 AM

We probably need to see what happens after the C8 reveal on 7/18. The LT5 is built at the Performance Build Center in the Corvette factory, and if they convert to building different power trains for the C8, it might not be continued. If it does remain in production it would likely be moved to another engine plant, which would increase costs.

LT4Greg · 07-03-2019, 09:16 AM

Has anybody thought about how much added cost that it might be to put that expensive LT5 in the Camaro? The LT5 costs more than the LT4 and would probably increase the price by $10,000. Seems to me it would be another overpriced 5th gen Z28 that failed to sell like anticipated! Don’t think GM will make that mistake again. Just my thoughts!

IneedAZ · 07-03-2019, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LT4Greg

Has anybody thought about how much added cost that it might be to put that expensive LT5 in the Camaro? The LT5 costs more than the LT4 and would probably increase the price by $10,000. Seems to me it would be another overpriced 5th gen Z28 that failed to sell like anticipated! Don’t think GM will make that mistake again. Just my thoughts!

I would have spent the extra 10k as long as they also eased up on the TQ management as well. Or they could rethink the LT4 and add the 2650 with proper fueling and be half the price.

URBAN LEGEND · 07-03-2019, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by LT4Greg

Has anybody thought about how much added cost that it might be to put that expensive LT5 in the Camaro? The LT5 costs more than the LT4 and would probably increase the price by $10,000. Seems to me it would be another overpriced 5th gen Z28 that failed to sell like anticipated! Don’t think GM will make that mistake again. Just my thoughts!

The people that owned that Z/28 (I am one) will never say it was overpriced. That car was worth every cent.

lt4camaro · 07-03-2019, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole

First off, I was adamantly against it and 100% sure that it would not happen in the 6th Gen. But that was when the 7th Gen was supposed to arrive for 2021/2022. Now that it has been pushed back, and now that the GT500 will have 760 HP, I doubt GM would leave the ZL1 as it is. So I gotta say, I really do think the Camaro will get the LT5 or some variant of it. Maybe not the full 755 HP. Maybe a 710-730 HP version. And maybe not a "ZL1". Maybe some other version of the Camaro. But I now think that leaving a 650 HP engine untouched in the 6th Gen ZL1 or having that as the highest HP offering for a Camaro for what will be about 8-10 years would be ridiculous. I think that we just might see a higher output something in the next 2 years. Even if they do just bump the ZL1 up a bit...and the Z06 with it. Thoughts??

Its very possible and its something Camaro has to do. The LT5 is already validated, GM just needs to do it in the Camaro chassis or forget about about competeing with Mustang. At 5k more than a current ZL1, it would be less money than a base GT500

LT4Greg · 07-03-2019, 11:39 AM

Well Urban, the Z28s surely stayed on the dealer lots in 2015 and people weren’t buying them and the dealers were cutting the MSRP to get rid of them. That’s what I referring to! They were worth the money if you were using it for it’s intended purpose, tracking the car!

396ssrat · 07-03-2019, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by URBAN LEGEND

Who is they?

Seriously? The people who buy Demons of course. I know two who payed north of $95k and one who bought and resold a couple at a premium.

396ssrat · 07-03-2019, 12:03 PM

Other than having the anemic n/a engine in the '15 heavyweight the car had potential for it's class.
6th gen greatly improved on the Z28 with the 1LE. Not really any need to go backwards. That's like replacing the CTS/V with the new version of lesser power.

Easy to understand how those who own the top of the line Camaro don't want someone to have the next "improved" version which apparently makes their anatomy shrink. Goal is to sell cars here. An LT5 in the Camaro will greatly enhance sales, even at a greater premium. It isn't that big a deal to stick an upgrade in an existing car.

07-02-2019, 11:51 PM	#17
RLHMARINES 1st Civ. Div. Drives: Camaroless for now...RIP "Big SexZ" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,726	I'm thinking of a LT5 ZL1 and a late Z/28 intro with the NA high reeving V8 from the C8 program. __________________ Swift....Silent....Deadly

07-03-2019, 05:57 AM	#20
Gunkk Thank you Al Oppenheiser! Drives: Red Hot A10 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 4,975 View My Garage	Now we're talkin' 2022 55th anniversary Z28 convertible with a LT-5

07-03-2019, 09:16 AM	#22
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	Has anybody thought about how much added cost that it might be to put that expensive LT5 in the Camaro? The LT5 costs more than the LT4 and would probably increase the price by $10,000. Seems to me it would be another overpriced 5th gen Z28 that failed to sell like anticipated! Don’t think GM will make that mistake again. Just my thoughts! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

07-03-2019, 11:39 AM	#26
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	Well Urban, the Z28s surely stayed on the dealer lots in 2015 and people weren’t buying them and the dealers were cutting the MSRP to get rid of them. That’s what I referring to! They were worth the money if you were using it for it’s intended purpose, tracking the car! __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

07-03-2019, 12:03 PM	#28
396ssrat Drives: 66 Chevelle SS Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,347	Other than having the anemic n/a engine in the '15 heavyweight the car had potential for it's class. 6th gen greatly improved on the Z28 with the 1LE. Not really any need to go backwards. That's like replacing the CTS/V with the new version of lesser power. Easy to understand how those who own the top of the line Camaro don't want someone to have the next "improved" version which apparently makes their anatomy shrink. Goal is to sell cars here. An LT5 in the Camaro will greatly enhance sales, even at a greater premium. It isn't that big a deal to stick an upgrade in an existing car. __________________ 66 Chevelle SS 396 91 octane Driver n/a 6.44@105.78 1/8th mile

07-02-2019, 11:19 PM	#16
Doc_Scott Drives: GMC Terrain Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: League City Posts: 28	I think this is very possible! You're not talking about extensive ground up CAD. The wiring harness, tune, and trans would need to be upgraded or tested, but this is easily a thing. Minimal design financial allocation needed, blow the doors off the competition as current performance, the other companies can barely keep up with 100 less horses. Imagine if they were 755 at the fly with a lighter car than the competition and better trans than the Red Eye and a HELL of a lot faster than the poster boy mustang for a respectable price with increased options...I can see this.

07-03-2019, 12:42 AM	#19
FringBirdAloha Drives: Pre-production ZL1 M6 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sunbelt Posts: 531	Definitely going to happen.

07-03-2019, 08:37 AM	#21
DangerZL1 Drives: 2023 Black ZL1 Auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FEMA Region 4 Posts: 2,935	We probably need to see what happens after the C8 reveal on 7/18. The LT5 is built at the Performance Build Center in the Corvette factory, and if they convert to building different power trains for the C8, it might not be continued. If it does remain in production it would likely be moved to another engine plant, which would increase costs.

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