Once an LS9 is completed and tested, it gets shipped to Bowling Green, KY to be installed into a Corvette ZR1 like the one I reviewed for Autoblog.

#chevy #chevrolet #ls9 #smallblock #corvette

Embedded Link

Review: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 goes to Hell and back
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Torque is good. More torque is better. And when you have more than 600 lb-ft of

Google+: Reshared 1 times
Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.

Earlier this week General Motors announced the production of the 100 millionth small-block V8 engine, a supercharged 634-hp, 6.2-liter LS9 destined for a Corvette ZR1.

Two years ago I had my own opportunity build an LS9 at GM's Performance Build Center in Wixom, MI and lived to tell the tale on Autoblog. The PBC is a special facility where GM hand builds low-volume but very powerful engines for some of it's highest performing vehicles. Here's an in-depth piece I wrote on the LS9 http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/detroit-2008-the-heart-of-the-king-the-ls9-is-born/

#chevy #chevrolet #ls9 #smallblock #corvette

Embedded Link

Autoblog builds an LS9 for someone's Corvette ZR1
Our completed LS9 V8 When you think of brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari and AMG, the idea of their

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.