jackr: Would really like to do a 7 liter in my 67 next time.
I would too if those engines were affordable. Just imagine what a 7.0 L would do with a real cam in it.
I may stroke my 6.0 L to 408 in 3 years or so. Got to get this one running first!
A 427 LS in a first gen .....wow. The difference between my mild build 6.0 LS in my camaro and the 7.0 LS in my corvette is night and day. Both engines are great but the corvette is just wild. Would really like to do a 7 liter in my 67 next time.
The article also mentioned "clunky" cast exhaust manifolds....but the corvette 7.0 manifolds are a thing of beauty. Welded assembly with big runner size.
Good info, but not quite what most guys do as they want the advantages of fuel injection. The cost and complexity goes up along with quite a bit more time.
Totally agree with John on the more eco $ route ... my plan has always been to build something crazy that very few people have so this is the reason I went E-Force supercharged LS7, in the end this also significantly increases the value of the car which as you know I am going to sell anyway.
Everyone should know that there is serious LS7 'tax' that goes with installing one of these ...
Fix the heads / wet sump conversion etc ...
If I was going to build a car for me, I'd do exactly what John is doing ... a bad a$$ NA LS7, and as I have said before 700 torque at the rear wheels is way too much for a street car ... it's simply insane.
And from my very little knowledge .. safety for the boosted LS7 is all about the tuning, and running meth (as I do)
Cheers
Steve
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