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2014 Corvette engine details released
Vette Obsessed:
New 6.2L LT1 V8
New Chevrolet Corvette V8 is 6.2 liters, designated LT1. Not the first time a Corvette engine has that RPO code.
0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds. Entry-level car. 450 hp or more!
New Corvette WILL use cylinder deactivation. Go from 6.2 V8 to 3.1 V4 for better fuel economy.
New V8 engine has 11.5:1 compression ratio. Direct fuel injection, cylinder deactivation; continuously variable valve timing; active fuel management
450 hp 450 lb-ft of torque. More than 26 mpg!
New engine has a unique and complex piston head.
New LT1 V8 has 50 lb-ft more low-end torque than current LS3 V8; matches the LS7 V8 from the Z06.
LT1 engine to be built at Tonawanda engine plant in Buffalo.
Premium fuel recommended, but not required.
Spark plug is in the center of the chamber. Intake and exhaust valves are reversed.
There will be an optional 11.5 quart dry sump oil system available for the new LT1 V8
6,600 RPM fuel cut off in the new LT1 motor
All the new technologies on the LT1 make it a heavier motor than the LS3
Patent-pending PCV system
Final performance ratings will come in 2013
LT1 Engine build animation video -->
Peak horsepower around 6,000 RPM; peak torque around 4,000 RPM
New combustion process to be documented in an SAE paper to be published in the Spring of 2013
LT1 is the first OHV engine with Direct Injection
gtc:
--- Quote ---New Chevrolet Corvette V8 is 6.2 liters, designated LT1. Not the first time a Corvette engine has that RPO code.
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Why do they do that? Somebody please tell GM management that there are other letters in the alphabet!
Vette Obsessed:
This thread needs some sound:
Camo:
What, no blower sound? :bolt:
Vette Obsessed:
--- Quote from: gtc on October 25, 2012, 11:44:21 PM ---Why do they do that? Somebody please tell GM management that there are other letters in the alphabet!
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It's capitalising on their heritage. Nobody is complaining about the ZR1 moniker being used three times. :thumb:
I'm just gald that:
1. GM didn't scrap the Corvette when they were bailed out by the US Government, particularly with Obozo's love of "green" energy.
2. It still has good sized 8 cylinder when other manufacturers are going with fewer cylinders, less displacement and turbos.
3. It doesn't have any hybrid technology.
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