ls7 goat?
05-31-2006, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ram09
How exactly is a block that has to be bored out, then heated up to right below the melting point, then has a new cylinder bore jammed in it STRONGER? I would think that the less you have to machine a block and heat it up the longer it will last. That and the LS-7 is built to handle at least 500 hp from the factory and the LS-2 only had 400 hp. If i ever do decide to build a big bore LS motor my money will go to the Warhawk block.
05-31-2006, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 05gto60
id hate to tell you, but BUILT TO HANDLE and FROM THE FACTORY are 2 different things. just cause the LS2 came with 400HP doesnt meant that it cant handle more, same with the LS7. but, then your getting into the same LS1 and LS2 debate of power from the factory and building power
Originally Posted by 05_GTO
The LS2 is good for quite a bit more than 400 crank hp. People are pushing 600RWHP (key word) with no problems yet.
I understand it can handle more, my point is it is built from the factory with 400hp, thus it was designed with 400 hp in mind. same as the LS7 comes with 500 hp doesnt mean it cant handle more, but it was designed with the C5R in mind, and all that racing technology in mind. But my money still goes to a Warhawk when the time comes, unless something better comes out. The ability to say I have a LS7 in the car also helps
