Posted on the CF:
Anyone else in Z06 land heard the rumor of the LS6 engine,changing to LS7? Also HUD is about set in concrete to be an option on the Z06 for '02! Lastly,as we all have read to date...the HP will be "officially"..405 .
Along with that bit of news tidbit...a suggestion was turned over to David Hill to set up as an option,the interiors be color matched with body colors(ie...Yellow/Black with the MY color,etc.....)Anxious to see if that's set into play!! Lastly,the Rear Brake Ducts...will be Engineered into the body panels versus setting on top the panels....All these mentionables were given to me by a very good source and am sworn to secrecy as to where it has originated from..
My reply below.
I can tell you that the engine will not be rebadged.
The LS7 was an experimental engine of which only about 8 were built, and never installed into a car. However, after the LS7 project was scrapped, some people broke into GM and stole one. I "think" it was a hot alum head big block of some sort.
On the brake duct thing, I think engineering costs would be too great as the body would have ot protrude enough to get air, this would be a major stylistic change. Plus the fact that our ducts are getting torn up by gravel now, what would happen to a painted body part...
The HUD? No way...GM has already spent money for our thinner glass, and as we know the HUD requires a coated glass...Plus, adding weight? Doubt it, if anything they will REDUCE weight.
I think you're source is misinformed or I'll be really suprised.
Thoughts?
JC
[This message has been edited by N4C5S (edited 02-10-2001).]
Anyone else in Z06 land heard the rumor of the LS6 engine,changing to LS7? Also HUD is about set in concrete to be an option on the Z06 for '02! Lastly,as we all have read to date...the HP will be "officially"..405 .
Along with that bit of news tidbit...a suggestion was turned over to David Hill to set up as an option,the interiors be color matched with body colors(ie...Yellow/Black with the MY color,etc.....)Anxious to see if that's set into play!! Lastly,the Rear Brake Ducts...will be Engineered into the body panels versus setting on top the panels....All these mentionables were given to me by a very good source and am sworn to secrecy as to where it has originated from..
My reply below.
I can tell you that the engine will not be rebadged.
The LS7 was an experimental engine of which only about 8 were built, and never installed into a car. However, after the LS7 project was scrapped, some people broke into GM and stole one. I "think" it was a hot alum head big block of some sort.
On the brake duct thing, I think engineering costs would be too great as the body would have ot protrude enough to get air, this would be a major stylistic change. Plus the fact that our ducts are getting torn up by gravel now, what would happen to a painted body part...
The HUD? No way...GM has already spent money for our thinner glass, and as we know the HUD requires a coated glass...Plus, adding weight? Doubt it, if anything they will REDUCE weight.
I think you're source is misinformed or I'll be really suprised.
Thoughts?
JC
[This message has been edited by N4C5S (edited 02-10-2001).]
