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Originally Posted by edram454
???? what is he talking about?? decided to feel??? the lt5 did pass the 200 hour durability test and did set the record at nearly 176 mph for 24 hours. You dont have to feel it. It is what it is. How about the lt4?? Has it done anything or set any records?? I am perplexed to hear people trying to poke holes in the lt5 on this forum. This is one place I thought that most people would be in agreement but guess not. If its a joke I dont get it. whatever.
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Has it done anything or set any records??
The LT platform in the C7.R, which was co-developed with the 2015 Z06, won the Triple Crown of endurance races this year: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Le Mans. According to Chevrolet, “the C7.R and the Z06 represent the closest link in modern times between Corvettes built for racing and the road, sharing unprecedented levels of engineering and components including chassis architecture, engine technologies and aerodynamic strategies.” So yes, the new LT platform has done something. But these facts are easy to escape: just FEEL that Chevrolet is lying about the close link between the production LT4 and the LT in the C7.R.
I have always loved and respected the LT5 as a nearly-bulletproof masterpiece, and I think there’s no question that the DOHC architecture is superior and will re-emerge when the small block has finally reached its limit, technologically. But I continue to assert that if the internet and the various Corvette forums that we frequent today existed back in 1990, we would have all heard instantly about the few LT5 failures that occurred and there would have been at least a few people FEELING that the LT5 is unreliable, despite its performance during the record run.