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davjeffrey · 12-12-2020, 08:37 AM

Hello all. I’m back and still have that awesome Z28 in silver.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 12-12-2020, 09:13 AM

Welcome back, I’m jealous of your Z!

ADVMax · 12-12-2020, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

I’m jealous of your Z!

no shit. I was just going to tell him to go away.

Since they announced the LS7 crate engine available with wet sump now I’m trying to decide if it’s less expensive to find a 2014 Z or stuff an LS7 into my SS?

my LS3 is awesome, it makes me want an LS7.

no substitute for more cubic inches.

a nice Z would for sure be less headache than an engine swap.

Whoomba · 12-12-2020, 11:30 AM

How about waiting for the double OH cam V8 crate motor?

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 12-12-2020, 12:24 PM

Pass... V8 engines have 1 cam and it belongs in the middle of the block. Ask Ford, anyone else notice they are bringing back pushrods?

InFiD3ViL · 12-12-2020, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

Pass... V8 engines have 1 cam and it belongs in the middle of the block. Ask Ford, anyone else notice they are bringing back pushrods?

Yep. Ford's brand new 7.3L Godzilla crate engine is a pushrod single cammed OHV engine.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6007-73

It kinda actually resembles an LS a little bit. Just squint your eyes lol.

ariZona28 · 12-12-2020, 05:39 PM

I don't believe you. Need to see pics. Well, of course I believe you but I still want to see pics.

mikeman · 12-12-2020, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL

Yep. Ford's brand new 7.3L Godzilla crate engine is a pushrod single cammed OHV engine.

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6007-73

It kinda actually resembles an LS a little bit. Just squint your eyes lol.

If they ever put that in the Mustang, it's all over for the Camaro.

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 12-12-2020, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeman

If they ever put that in the Mustang, it's all over for the Camaro.

What like this??

https://www.thedrive.com/news/37374/...ng-f150-report

InFiD3ViL · 12-13-2020, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

What like this??

https://www.thedrive.com/news/37374/...ng-f150-report

Damn, those coil packs are tiny little suckers compared to ours. Also, the angle of the throttle body is crazy.

I almost hope they do it so we can rag on the Mustang guys that gave us shit for so long about GM still using pushrod engines. With engine technology being what it is now, I see no reason that we can't keep just improving pushrod tech. It's just so much easier to work on, makes great low end torque, and with today's metallurgy and parts tech, reliably revving them out past 7k rpms is perfectly doable.

People just love a good pushrod engine.

Whoomba · 12-13-2020, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

Pass... V8 engines have 1 cam and it belongs in the middle of the block. Ask Ford, anyone else notice they are bringing back pushrods?

What about the Coyote?

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 12-13-2020, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL

Damn, those coil packs are tiny little suckers compared to ours. Also, the angle of the throttle body is crazy.

I almost hope they do it so we can rag on the Mustang guys that gave us shit for so long about GM still using pushrod engines. With engine technology being what it is now, I see no reason that we can't keep just improving pushrod tech. It's just so much easier to work on, makes great low end torque, and with today's metallurgy and parts tech, reliably revving them out past 7k rpms is perfectly doable.

People just love a good pushrod engine.

Damn skippy, I still think a properly built LS or LT will kill anything Ford has to offer for a lot less money. Been that way since 1955. Mod for mod the hp gains vs money spent has always been in GM’s favor.

Whoomba, What about the coyote? Still a monstrosity of an ohc engine...

Moto-Mojo · 12-13-2020, 08:13 PM

What has to be my only real mentor, had a sign hanging on his office wall the day I interviewed for a job in 1983. It just said this, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Oh yeah, he was head of the Titan Missile engine division at Aerojet in Sacramento, CA before that.

Gimme the pushrods!

snizzle · 12-14-2020, 07:58 AM

I doubt this means anything for the Camaro, but GM has a line of DOHC engines going into the Corvette. Not to mention electric motors joining the party. It's about to get complex versus the LT2 in the Corvette today.

12-12-2020, 08:37 AM	#1
davjeffrey Drives: 2014 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: North Dakota Posts: 20	Z28 Hello all. I’m back and still have that awesome Z28 in silver.

12-12-2020, 09:13 AM	#2
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,689	Welcome back, I’m jealous of your Z! __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

12-12-2020, 12:24 PM	#5
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,689	Pass... V8 engines have 1 cam and it belongs in the middle of the block. Ask Ford, anyone else notice they are bringing back pushrods? __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

12-12-2020, 05:39 PM	#7
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,222	I don't believe you. Need to see pics. Well, of course I believe you but I still want to see pics. __________________ 2LS: a TREMENDOUS machine. Z/28: it's a BIT MORE POWERFUL, of course.

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Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,971	What has to be my only real mentor, had a sign hanging on his office wall the day I interviewed for a job in 1983. It just said this, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Oh yeah, he was head of the Titan Missile engine division at Aerojet in Sacramento, CA before that. Gimme the pushrods! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

12-12-2020, 11:30 AM	#4
Whoomba Drives: 2024Camaro 2SS CE Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 1,300	How about waiting for the double OH cam V8 crate motor?

12-14-2020, 07:58 AM	#14
snizzle Recalled user Drives: '12 Camaro SS, '18 Colorado Z71 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,413	I doubt this means anything for the Camaro, but GM has a line of DOHC engines going into the Corvette. Not to mention electric motors joining the party. It's about to get complex versus the LT2 in the Corvette today. __________________ 2012 2SS 45th AE LS3 M6 Borla ATAK Catback Kooks Stepped LT Headers CAI Intake Hexvents VMAX CNC Ported Throttle Body RX Catch Can Hurst Short Throw Shifter Pfadt ZL-Spec Stage 3 Suspension Forgestar F14 Tuned by Frost