For the second consecutive year, The Chevrolet
LT1 Small Block 6.2 - liter V - 8 has won a spot on Ward's 10 Best Engine list for 2015.
The new
LT1 small block will make its public debut inside the 2014 C7 Corvette on January 13, 2013.
For 2014, Chevrolet has completely redesigned America's favorite sports car complete with lightweight carbon fiber construction, a powerful yet fuel efficient
LT1 small block V8, as well as a luxurious high tech interior complete with a fully programmable digital instrument cluster.
Not exact matches
The
small block motor
LT1 has some difficulties to deal with because of the variable cam timing though the aftermarket is already working on performance upgrades.
WardsAuto recognizes the 460 - hp
LT1 6.2 L V - 8 in the ferocious Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and finds its cousin, the L86 6.2 L EcoTec3 V - 8 in the GMC Sierra Denali, to be the most compelling of the three
small -
block truck engines.
Fear not, fellow Americans, for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's four - cylinder antics are strictly temporary, and the new 6.2 - liter
LT1 small -
block can be instructed to keep all eight cylinders ready to spin out 460 hp at a prod of the throttle.
This go - fast, grand - prize Grand Sport features a vicious version of Chevrolet's new
LT1 small -
block, pumping out 600 horsepower and featuring Lingenfelter Performance Engineering ported heads, an ultra-performance cam and custom tuning.
Introduced on the seventh - generation Corvette Stingray, the
LT1 6.2 L opened the next chapter in the long, historic legacy of the
Small -
Block engine.
Introduced on the seventh - generation Corvette Stingray and Gen 6 Camaro SS, the
LT1 6.2 L V - 8 opened the next chapter in the long, historic legacy of the
Small -
Block engine.
The
LT1 is architecturally similar to the LS family of
Small -
Block engines, but with a unique block casting, cylinder head design, oiling system and
Block engines, but with a unique
block casting, cylinder head design, oiling system and
block casting, cylinder head design, oiling system and more.
here • Lightweight high - performance starter was originally used on 1993 - 1997 Camaros and Firebirds with the
LT1 engine • Can be used on any
Small -
Block or Big -
Block engine with a 12.750», 153 - tooth flywheel
Packing the same
small block LT1 V8 under its hood as the Stingray does, performance is nigh on par.
General Motors» Generation II
LT1 is a
small block V8 engine.
Depending on conditions, revs hold somewhere north of 4,000 rpm as the
LT1 lets out that familiar
small -
block roar; adding direct injection does not seem to have tarnished its tone.
The responsiveness of a normally aspirated
small block V8 like the
LT1 is sensational!
The LT - 1 V8was used in the Corvette in 1970 - 1972; and an
LT1 version of the second - generation
small block V8 was used in the Corvette from 1992 - 96.
The
LT1 engine is the fifth generation of the
small -
block - engine family, which made its debut in the Corvette in 1955.
Based on the Corvette Stingray's naturally - aspirated
LT1 6.2 - litre Gen 5
small -
block V8, the new LT4 motor features beefier internals such as titanium intake valves, forged powder metal steel connecting rods, and of course, a 1.7 L supercharger spinning up to 20,000 rpm — 5,000 rpm more than the ZR1's supercharger.
«The 2014 Corvette Stingray's
LT1 engine is a triumph of advanced technology, delivering more power and torque than ever before with greater efficiency,» said Jordan Lee,
Small Block chief engineer.
The aluminum engine, designated
LT1, is the first version of the fifth generation of GM's
small block V8.
Lot # 151 - This 40th Anniversary Edition Corvette is powered by a 5.7 - liter
small block V8
LT1 cast - iron and aluminum engine and automatic transmission.
Empowering the Grand Sport is Chevrolet's new
LT1 small -
block.
Chevrolet's all - new, direct - injected LT376 / 535 crate engine builds on the Gen V
Small -
Block family's technologies and takes them to the next level, leveraging CNC - ported heads and the high - lift
LT1 Hot Cam to deliver 535 naturally aspirated horsepower.
But of course, the belle of the ball lies under that shark - nose hood, where an all - new 6.2 - liter
small -
block LT1 V - 8 produces 455 horsepower and 460 pound - feet of torque.
«The 6.2 L
LT1 V - 8 is the heart and soul of the seventh - generation Chevrolet Corvette, and it proudly upholds the 60 - year legacy of
small -
block engines from General Motors,» says Tom Murphy, executive editor of WardsAuto World digital magazine.
Gm 6.2 liter v8
small block lt1 engine info, power, specs, wiki gm.
Chevrolet's 1992 Corvette features an all - new
LT1 V - 8 engine, the first major revision of Chevy's classic
small block «mouse motor.»
The 2018 COPO Camaro is, of course, the factory - built drag racer that's now powered by an all - new, high - revving 302
small block V8, which is based on the
LT1 offered in the Camaro SS.
The LT4 is based on the same Gen 5
small block foundation as the 6.2 L
LT1 naturally - aspirated engine, incorporating several unique features designed to support its higher output and the greater cylinder pressures created by forced induction.
As before, the Denali comes standard with GM's powerful 6.2 - liter V - 8 derived from the Corvette Stingray's
LT1 small -
block V - 8.