02-07-2004, 09:57 PM
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Most Popular Corvette Engine?
What is your favorite Corvette engine?, include all information you know about the engine also thank you. Personally I like the 396 Turbo-Jet from a 1965 corvette, it produces 425hp.
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02-07-2004, 11:55 PM
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L-88
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02-08-2004, 11:32 AM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
L88 is a great engine, How much do you know about it?
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My Garage
1. 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Powered 360hp 424 lbft torque
2. 1968 Pontiac GTO
3. 1969 Pontiac GTO
Looking for any Pontiac 1979 and earlier
"In order to establish a sportscar, you have to race it." -Zora Duntov
"There's no replacement for displacement"
Super Duty- Everything a Pontiac ought to be (until Ford swiped the name for it's truck line.)
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02-08-2004, 12:20 PM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
No that engine counts, why wouldn't it?
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My Garage
1. 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Powered 360hp 424 lbft torque
2. 1968 Pontiac GTO
3. 1969 Pontiac GTO
Looking for any Pontiac 1979 and earlier
"In order to establish a sportscar, you have to race it." -Zora Duntov
"There's no replacement for displacement"
Super Duty- Everything a Pontiac ought to be (until Ford swiped the name for it's truck line.)
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02-08-2004, 12:25 PM
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Re: Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
Well because it's not really built by chevy & it costs as much as a C5 was new. Can you beleive there is actually a 2yr/24K mile warranty on something like that? Well for $50,000 there better be something to back it up!
I like this part:
0-60 MPH 3.2 seconds with street tires
1/4 mile 9.50 @ 145 MPH with street tires
Estimated top speed 230
And according to all the magazines that have tested this engine/car claim it still gets 20MPG when driven normally.(probably 6mpg under full boost)
RIP Mr. J. Lingenfelter - I was unaware of his passing.
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02-08-2004, 12:35 PM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
20 miles to the gallon, holy crap how much horsepower does it have?, my 65' GTO has 360hp and it gets about 10-12 miles a gallon.(on good days)
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My Garage
1. 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Powered 360hp 424 lbft torque
2. 1968 Pontiac GTO
3. 1969 Pontiac GTO
Looking for any Pontiac 1979 and earlier
"In order to establish a sportscar, you have to race it." -Zora Duntov
"There's no replacement for displacement"
Super Duty- Everything a Pontiac ought to be (until Ford swiped the name for it's truck line.)
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02-08-2004, 12:39 PM
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Re: Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
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02-08-2004, 12:43 PM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
look at that its on sale only $48,995.00(reg. price $49,995.00)!!
I wouldn't buy an entire car for that much or more, unless I really wanted the car.
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My Garage
1. 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Powered 360hp 424 lbft torque
2. 1968 Pontiac GTO
3. 1969 Pontiac GTO
Looking for any Pontiac 1979 and earlier
"In order to establish a sportscar, you have to race it." -Zora Duntov
"There's no replacement for displacement"
Super Duty- Everything a Pontiac ought to be (until Ford swiped the name for it's truck line.)
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02-09-2004, 09:30 PM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
LT-5 Engine. The ZR-1 engine's were in my opinion the best. Well the latter or the years.
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02-10-2004, 12:16 AM
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I'd go with the LT5 as well - not my favourite Vette engine but I think it is (and will be remembered as) the most popular. Probably because it was a 32 valve high revvin twin cam engine (don't think it had ever been offered in a Vette before). I wouldn't necessarily say it was "the best" Vette engine either but it continues to enjoy the most allure and mysticism.
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02-10-2004, 11:58 PM
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L-88 all the way!
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02-11-2004, 05:09 PM
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The 427 in the Lingenfelter is the same engine (not as tuned) that they use in the C5R Vette. What a wicked motor. Lingenfelter does offer just the motor, it pushes 500hp I believe, a very moddest number hehe. Other than that, I'm going with the L-88. Quite possible the most underrated Corvette engine ever.
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02-12-2004, 03:46 AM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
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The 427 in the Lingenfelter is the same engine (not as tuned) that they use in the C5R Vette. What a wicked motor. Lingenfelter does offer just the motor, it pushes 500hp I believe, a very moddest number hehe. Other than that, I'm going with the L-88. Quite possible the most underrated Corvette engine ever.
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The C5R isn't turbo, is it?
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02-12-2004, 07:04 PM
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Re: Most Popular Corvette Engine?
i don't know?
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My Garage
1. 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Powered 360hp 424 lbft torque
2. 1968 Pontiac GTO
3. 1969 Pontiac GTO
Looking for any Pontiac 1979 and earlier
"In order to establish a sportscar, you have to race it." -Zora Duntov
"There's no replacement for displacement"
Super Duty- Everything a Pontiac ought to be (until Ford swiped the name for it's truck line.)
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