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Re: How many spare LT-5's were built?
Thought I read somewhere that 'The General' had contracted with Mercury Marine for a run of 10,000 engines. I'll have to look around again to see if I can verify that number. Carrying roughly a third of the total car production as spares seems a bit large to me.
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Re: How many spare LT-5's were built?
I think the 10,000# was at the end of the ZR1 run, and mercury marine offered a deal if gm would buy 10,000 a year they would only cost $4500 each
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Re: How many spare LT-5's were built?
I'm curious as to what the 'Number' of extra/warranty engines built really is
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Re: How many spare LT-5's were built?
I think there were around 80 engines built as service replacements
not too many of them were needed. but they are cleared out of the gm inventory long ago very few lt5s failed and required replacement
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Re: How many spare LT-5's were built?
I found a place that has an N.O.S. 405 motor,$15,000.
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not really sure, but I remember hearing that, very well could be wrong (as most times I am) graham and others would likely know. the amazing thing is how FEW were needed. the lt5s from the factory very seldom fail. I do have a crank out of one that spun a bearing, and a few factory oil pump o rings let go most of the failures were from tuners that struggled to get them right the factory builds were quite good 
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Re: How many spare LT-5's were built?
Exact numbers were discussed @ the Breakfast @ Bowling Green(Gathering) with Dave M and Graham B, but I can't remember what they said...
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