There was great turnout yesterday at the St. Catharines, Ontario GM Engine Plant, that manufactures our LS6 and LS1 engines for the C5s. Looked like over a hundred Vettes of all years....even a mint 1955.
The plant turns out about 650 aluminum engines a day, for Corvette, Camaro, Firebird and Holden (goes to Australia).
Of interest...the 'rough/bare' cylinder case (block) comes in from Mexico.
All *manual* LS1 engines (and all LS6) are bench-tested for 4-5 minutes....yes they run them. Very interesting sight. Natural gas turns the crank, and the exhaust and water connections are simple 'clamp-on' mechanisms. This is done to meet clutch specs, so the automatics are excluded.
'Zippy' was there from Detroit, and appeared suitably impressed with our Canadian manufacturing quality levels, eh! We were tempted to make-off with one of the crated LS6 engines on display for demonstration, but the 450 pounds was just too hard to handle.
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Mac Cross - Toronto, Ontario
C5Registry W0218
'01 Torch Z06
'98 C5 Silver Targa...gone, but not forgotten
NCRS # 19306
NCM Shinoda Charter Membership # 3216
The plant turns out about 650 aluminum engines a day, for Corvette, Camaro, Firebird and Holden (goes to Australia).
Of interest...the 'rough/bare' cylinder case (block) comes in from Mexico.
All *manual* LS1 engines (and all LS6) are bench-tested for 4-5 minutes....yes they run them. Very interesting sight. Natural gas turns the crank, and the exhaust and water connections are simple 'clamp-on' mechanisms. This is done to meet clutch specs, so the automatics are excluded.
'Zippy' was there from Detroit, and appeared suitably impressed with our Canadian manufacturing quality levels, eh! We were tempted to make-off with one of the crated LS6 engines on display for demonstration, but the 450 pounds was just too hard to handle.
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Mac Cross - Toronto, Ontario
C5Registry W0218
'01 Torch Z06
'98 C5 Silver Targa...gone, but not forgotten
NCRS # 19306
NCM Shinoda Charter Membership # 3216