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Autoblog builds an LS9 for someone's Corvette ZR1 by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Nov 17th, 2009 at 11:58AM [center]Our completed LS9 V8 – Click above for high-res image gallery[/center]
When you think of brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari and AMG, the idea of their engines being built by the hands of skilled craftsmen is no great surprise. However, most people would be very surprised to learn that General Motors has its own special facility dedicated to building its highest performaning engine by hand.
The GM Performance Build Center is located in a nondescript industrial park in in Wixom, MI, not far from the company's Milford Proving Ground. The PBC is a 100,000-square foot factory that opened in 2005 and has since produced both the supercharged Northstar V8 that was used in the Cadillac STS-V and XLR-V, as well as the dry-sump small-block V8 used in the Corvette Z06 and ZR1. The most recent addition to the lineup is the dry-sump LS3 used in the new manual transmission Grand Sport. We were invited by GM to tour the facility and even build one a monster LS9 that would eventually wind up in someone's ZR1.
Gallery: Building an LS9 V8 at the GM Performance Build Center
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Re: moteur ls9- corvette zr1
Sympa comme visite à faire
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1996 Grand Sport #883
1996 Grand Sport #883
Re: moteur ls9- corvette zr1
C'est marrant comme on peux reconnaitre facilement les différents éléments du moteur.
C'est toujours la même architecture que les vieux block des années 60 !! mais en plus moderne.
Le placement de la pompe à eau est toujours au même endroit.
C'est toujours la même architecture que les vieux block des années 60 !! mais en plus moderne.
Le placement de la pompe à eau est toujours au même endroit.
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Re: moteur ls9- corvette zr1
ouai mais je les trouve nettement moins esthétique, et je prefere de loin le look d'un bon vieux block fonte , avec ses cache culbu , ses injecteur/carbu tout apparent quoi
18436572 qu'est ce que c'est?mon mot de passe?? VIN c'est quoi ? ca se boit??
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Re: moteur ls9- corvette zr1
oui pas mieux .... je suis pas fan des caches plastique qu'ils mettent a present pour masquer les moteurs