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XfireZ51 · 08-13-2021

Erik,

Most of us know that the LT5 was pretty ?constipated? the way it came from the factory. Given the results we see w just some little tweaks to the LT5, I?d be interested to hear perhaps from Graham, what were the obstacles in going for an honest 500hp back in 1990. Because its clear that level of power is readily available in a reliable and streetable configuration.
500hp would have blown up the automotive universe as we knew it.

08-13-2021	#19
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,686	Re: Was a ZR-1 Ever Tested at 180mph? Erik, Most of us know that the LT5 was pretty ?constipated? the way it came from the factory. Given the results we see w just some little tweaks to the LT5, I?d be interested to hear perhaps from Graham, what were the obstacles in going for an honest 500hp back in 1990. Because its clear that level of power is readily available in a reliable and streetable configuration. 500hp would have blown up the automotive universe as we knew it.