Zippy, I can't make it as I live in CA and that would be a bit far for me. I'd still like the opportunity to go there someday.
While you are there I sincerely hope the tour includes the dyno facility and you can witness "acceptability" testing of the LS6 production motors intended to ship to the Bowling Green Assy plant. What a stock LS6 puts out on the GM dyno, in terms of net HP at the flywheel, would be very, VERY insightful.
Surely, many Z06 owners are curious as to the range of variation of power output, both torque and horsepower, from motor to motor, coming off the production line. For example, does GM test EVERY LS6 or randomly sample?
Since the LS6 for 2002 Corvettes is going to be rated for 405 horsepower and 400 ft-lbs of torque, curious minds wish to know if those #s are over optimistic or conservative or merely "design spec", and statistically,
how many engines fall short vs. exceed the
spec. What is the "spec" and lower limit of acceptability? I would guess maybe -2 to 3% below spec may still be acceptable.
If I may be so bold as to suggest, you, and the C5 Registry Impossible Mission Force should consider yourselves on a deep probe fact finding "special op". While on tour try to find out as much as possible "from the inside" how LS1/LS6 engines are tested for acceptance and/or "certified" for final shipment to the various GM Assy Plants, especially Bowling Green. At the very least please find out what a "typical" Corvette
designated engine produces on the factory dyno.
You may have to be very resourceful and exercise your powers of observation to gleen sufficient data, but please try your best to be our the Corvette enthusiasts' collective eyes and ears. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif)
