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The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
This is the kind of evolution we could have had from GM had they stuck w it.
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
Would good zinc levels be even more important for this engine design since the tappets are mechanical?
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
I was thinking the same^^
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
They probably use the properly hardened/prepped lifters/cam lobes on the mechanical flat tappets.
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
I love the way they vary the runner length.
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
They didn't mention cam phasing or VVT or direct injection; the whole bag of tricks. I wonder if they were only discussing the changes?
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
Paul,
Look at how they vary the runner length.
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Re: The LT-5 could have been a contenda!
Yeah, I got that; purdy sexy. Somewhere I read where another maker (Porsche?) was already experimenting with variable-length runners with rpm and throttle demand. Ah, but to your point about the LT5 and "WHAT IF!?"
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