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Big question with the cancelation of the monte and the GP gone.... is anything still gonna use the LS4? or has this new engine been kicked after spending all that R&D money? Great going GM. reminds me of the LQ1 all the hopes and dreams of design and poop.
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This Engine Going To Be Used In Other Cars?
what was GM thinking?
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Posted 01 November 2008 - 06:35 PM
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Posted 02 November 2008 - 12:31 PM
Impala SS still gets it. I don't think all that much was spent on R&D for the LS4. Certainly didn't measure up to the failure that was the LQ1.
Of course, with all of these engines, the R&D goes into better, future products. It's not like they start from scratch every time.
Of course, with all of these engines, the R&D goes into better, future products. It's not like they start from scratch every time.
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Posted 02 November 2008 - 09:23 PM
It's going to be used in fieros apparently 
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Posted 02 November 2008 - 09:31 PM
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they did i called the cops they gave her a hit and run i got a check and bought rims
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Posted 03 November 2008 - 11:31 AM
Colorados and H3T's have it too.
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Posted 03 November 2008 - 09:18 PM
the rwd version is in alot of trucks and suvs. It actually predates the FWD version by a few years.
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 02:35 PM
it will make a grate engine swap in a fiero!!! mmmm 8cly fiero thats not a northstar or 350
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 06:46 PM
heavyRfoot, on Nov 7 2008, 02:35 PM, said:
it will make a grate engine swap in a fiero!!! mmmm 8cly fiero thats not a northstar or 350
old news...
http://www.fiero.nl/...TML/062546.html
mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:
L67 swap makes the panties drop.
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 02:55 PM
just curiosity, but do you think this could go into a 5th gen? i'd imagine wiring being the hardest part, assuming the 6.5 gens are on a w body still
tomwilson, on 03 January 2011 - 04:11 PM, said:
i really just didnt like having a gaping hole
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 07:10 PM
Shure it can be done.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 06:51 PM
I don't get what you mean by "what was gm thinking?" I mean what did they di that you disagree with.
btw I like my LS4.
btw I like my LS4.
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 02:27 PM
yeah, that engine is sick
tomwilson, on 03 January 2011 - 04:11 PM, said:
i really just didnt like having a gaping hole
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 05:01 PM
i like the engine also, except the RWD version had a few with a bad cast for the heads, my moms 05 sierra started sounding like a thrashing machine when it was cold.. still under warranty so a few weeks later we got it back with new heads and valve covers... the bad cast left a poris spot that would ooz oil wile it was running, but i have herd of these engines going to 400K mi
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Posted 30 January 2010 - 08:12 PM
Devin, on 30 January 2010 - 05:01 PM, said:
i like the engine also, except the RWD version had a few with a bad cast for the heads, my moms 05 sierra started sounding like a thrashing machine when it was cold.. still under warranty so a few weeks later we got it back with new heads and valve covers... the bad cast left a poris spot that would ooz oil wile it was running, but i have herd of these engines going to 400K mi
That's not the same engine in the Sierra, that engine has an iron block and different heads although they are all based off the same platform.
mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:
L67 swap makes the panties drop.
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Posted 01 April 2010 - 10:00 PM
what i was asking, just idle curiosity, is if anyone knows if someone had dropped the ls4 in a 5th gen, or even the earlier 6th gen?
tomwilson, on 03 January 2011 - 04:11 PM, said:
i really just didnt like having a gaping hole
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Posted 02 April 2010 - 12:27 AM
Im not aware of anyone that has done it, but im 90% sure it's possible, given time and money.
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Posted 02 April 2010 - 12:57 AM
6th gen has been done- I've seen a straight LS4 into a 6th gen and an impala (the guy with the impala swapped in the latest gen impala dash and stuff too- kinda nasty), then I know of a 6th gen with a turbo'd, destroked ls7.
Don't think an LS4 5th gen has been done, but I think it would be neat!
Don't think an LS4 5th gen has been done, but I think it would be neat!
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Posted 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM
Neat it would be for sure but IMO isn't worth the money (alot) and time spent trying to get everything to work (drive by wire, wiring in a bcm to allow the pcm to start the engine, etc.). I know its been beaten like a dead horse, but an L67 swap would be much more cost effective and have the same, if not greater potential, for alot cheaper.
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:
L67 swap makes the panties drop.
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 08:24 PM
me6894, on 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM, said:
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
plus taking it to the dealership and poppin the hood to see the mechanic's reactions, like zipper's monte now
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 09:56 PM
Z34Coop, on 18 April 2010 - 09:24 PM, said:
me6894, on 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM, said:
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
plus taking it to the dealership and poppin the hood to see the mechanic's reactions, like zipper's monte now
If you can do that kind of work wtf would you ever take it somewhere to get fixed?
mstrjon32, on Mar 4 2009, 08:38 AM, said:
L67 swap makes the panties drop.
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Posted 18 April 2010 - 10:49 PM
me6894, on 18 April 2010 - 10:56 PM, said:
Z34Coop, on 18 April 2010 - 09:24 PM, said:
me6894, on 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM, said:
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
plus taking it to the dealership and poppin the hood to see the mechanic's reactions, like zipper's monte now
If you can do that kind of work wtf would you ever take it somewhere to get fixed?
Free recalls maybe?
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Posted 19 April 2010 - 11:13 AM
hey99whatsZgoing34on, on 18 April 2010 - 10:49 PM, said:
me6894, on 18 April 2010 - 10:56 PM, said:
Z34Coop, on 18 April 2010 - 09:24 PM, said:
me6894, on 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM, said:
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
plus taking it to the dealership and poppin the hood to see the mechanic's reactions, like zipper's monte now
If you can do that kind of work wtf would you ever take it somewhere to get fixed?
Free recalls maybe?
Maybe you broke both thumbs and can't change the oil?
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Posted 19 April 2010 - 11:33 AM
Z34Coop, on 19 April 2010 - 12:13 PM, said:
hey99whatsZgoing34on, on 18 April 2010 - 10:49 PM, said:
me6894, on 18 April 2010 - 10:56 PM, said:
Z34Coop, on 18 April 2010 - 09:24 PM, said:
me6894, on 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM, said:
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
plus taking it to the dealership and poppin the hood to see the mechanic's reactions, like zipper's monte now
If you can do that kind of work wtf would you ever take it somewhere to get fixed?
Free recalls maybe?
Maybe you broke both thumbs and can't change the oil?
Who needs thumbs to change oil?
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Posted 19 April 2010 - 11:42 AM
cak387, on 19 April 2010 - 12:33 PM, said:
Z34Coop, on 19 April 2010 - 12:13 PM, said:
hey99whatsZgoing34on, on 18 April 2010 - 10:49 PM, said:
me6894, on 18 April 2010 - 10:56 PM, said:
Z34Coop, on 18 April 2010 - 09:24 PM, said:
me6894, on 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM, said:
Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
plus taking it to the dealership and poppin the hood to see the mechanic's reactions, like zipper's monte now
If you can do that kind of work wtf would you ever take it somewhere to get fixed?
Free recalls maybe?
Maybe you broke both thumbs and can't change the oil?
Who needs thumbs to change oil?
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Although nothing can beat the rumble of a v8.
IMO it would sound better and not so 'truck like' if it was through true duals instead of the single.
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If you can do that kind of work wtf would you ever take it somewhere to get fixed?
X2, even with a recall I wouldn't take my monte to any mechanic to work on it
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