Carlos Anderson i agree, anyways other performance vetts are gonna be turbo or supercharged in the future anyways. So we can chose

Best part of NA is all the boost you can add later =)

After owning one and daily driving a turbo car for over a year, I have to agree. The throttle response of N/A is hard to beat. Even in my tiny-turbo Fiesta ST, I missed the throttle response of N/A.

Carlos Anderson I feel like supercharging this thing will be awesome. Turbo’ing this car will be mad expensive and it requires all of work in the motor. The stock block can only handle 650hp. I’ll be happy with a supercharger and 600hp. The thing will haul ass

I'm excited too!

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James Earl Cash that’s the thing though.. they’ve just about pushed the limit on what they can do with pushrod, that’s why the 5.5L flat-plane crank V8 that they’re testing on the new C8.R race car has DOHC

Yes, but with EPA restrictions getting tighter, it's harder to meet the standards with naturally aspirated engines. Who knows, maybe the future Z06/ZR1 models will be turbocharged. Thanks for watching!

Huh? There Z variant will be a TT .The cad designs have been out for over 6 months. What are you talking about go check the corvette forum for the pics or hell just google it.

I agree. Another thing with turbos is the heat - in the back of the car one has to get rid of all the heat produced and this isnt going to be an easy task. Then there is that small bit of perceived 'turbo lag' that many may not want/like. Thing is, GM is well established with knowledge and practical experience of supercharging their engines and I can only imagine they will be putting a variant of the C7 ZR1 engine in this car. Interesting to note, I heard Tadge say in an interview on one of these KZfaq channels saying about how 'off the shelf DCT's wern't able to hold the power produced by our engines hence building our own from scratch' or words to that effect. "Engines ..." he said - was that a small 'slip of the tounge', so I would take that as they have ideas for bolting on bigger HP engines - Roll on the ZR1 C8 :)

Stick with a Super Charger. The best Turbo install I ever seen I think was on a C06 where they put the turbos in the back end and routed the pipes back up front down the sides of the car. Thought that was genius work. I would like more turbo stuff if the makers would do that, taking the turbos out of the engine bay and putting it underneath the car somewhere....

Only time will tell!

The lower end of the Flat Plain Crank 5.5 V8 LT6 is built to control oil from and to the oil tank and eliminate the oil from being trapped in the oil pan or the heads. The advantage, like the LT2 oil only goes where it is needed and isn’t let to fly around the inside of the engine like a tornado.

Excuse me? Seriously? Hope this is true. Link to info please?

There is no real need, the LS and LT type engines basically can be built to handle everything, the LS7 platform, in a LT could have many displacements, a''LT7'' would be awesome, 427 to 454ci in a LS, but LT even better, there is the 6.6L HD, I'm sure that could be stroked to 7.0L - 7.4L, that would be awesome with boost. However, if 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, 6.2L (or 6.6L) isn't enough, add boost! And a mild cam upgrade, it really wakes these engines up! It's fairly simple to get nearly 1000hp, from even a 4.8L!!!.. what more do you need?? With 6, 8, 10 speed transmission's, yep what I'd need us another peddle in the floor board! And about 6,7 maybe 8 gears to row your self! As in, peddles! Not paddles on the steering wheel! That would be awesome, offer a truck, and/ or a Camaro, maybe a 4door on the same platform, with a 6.0, 6.2, 6.6L with a turbo, or supercharger, and a 6,7, or 8 speed transmission, that would be awesome, maybe sell it detunede, so ppl don't kill they selves, but the ppl. Who know how it works can tune the thing, make it work! Maybe 900 at the wheels, 3400 lbs, in a Silverado as, some GMC as, or modern nova ss, Camaro 'X' edition, a Camaro factory 600hp, with a tuned, 900hp+, with a 8speed trans, only issue , it would probably cost about $100k, but you could build it yoself, fir bout $30k given you get a 2010-2015 or so Camaro for about $10k, I'm sure you can get one cheaper, but you probably wanna start with a low milage project car, likely a SS, sorry to ramble on, but no real need fir anything larger , as in a big block engine, although it would be cool, the 8.1 that ended on 06, was basically a BBC, with a LS top end, completely different than the previous engines, an all aluminum version would been awesome, but there is few that does anything with the 496ci, 8.1L, they do make power! The BBC was a near perfect engine, until the LS and LT really got going, the gen4 LS was a improvement, LT even better, then the 6.6L the big question is, what's next??? Something even better???

@@jamest.5001 with carbon capture becoming a real thing I think gas engines will be with us much longer than they have us willing to think. Of course more CID the lower RPMS you need for power and this equals less wear. With titanium use you can get less weight and more strength. How large could you go with titanium?

Only time will tell!

I see what they've done, they must know there is a good 50hp left in the LT2 engine maybe a bit more. They've not only bringing out the base engine, this one out of the successive years of base models will start off at 490hp for 2020, (yes 495hp with the Z51 package!) then they'll up it another 15hp or so for the next year and so on. So that the public won't mind paying an extra few thousand bucks every year in inflation for that gradual power increase softening the blow. Doing it that way, rather than wringing the nuts out of it in the first year, then they'll really have to bust their balls to get any acceptable power increases. crafty Chevrolet, they have it all worked out. People are just going nuts over the C8 Corvette, it will be interesting to see it all progress, especially seeing all the other car companies just being unable to cope with it. It'll only be the number of cars made that will limit the damage to the Lotus's and dead as a Dodo Acura NSX's etc. If enough are made in volume by Chevrolet it will finish off many manufacturers models if not certain car companies themselves. Maybe the 2021 C8 year model will be a big ramp up in production, we hear more powerful ones, bet even then it won't possible supply the demand, they'll be shipped out Worldwide by then. What a strange and crazy phenomena.

@@davidhiggins7026 I agree. You cant show all your cards in the first hand. 495/470 is a huge amount of power for anyone. As you say there is probably more potential for power but at what cost? The marketing man says keep it down so we can sell the option upgrade engines later on. Also, how about reliability. One could wring 600hp out of it but at what cost? And why would one do that when there are going to be higher power engine options available later. At this stage, GM still offer a full driveline warranty if you take the vehicle to a racetrack and thrash the hell out of it all weekend. That reliability has gone as soon as people start trying to extract more power out of it. Also in comparison to the Ford 5.0, the GM engine is still lighter, smaller, lower, narrower and less complex than the Ford. The introduction of this car is certainly a worldwide game changer for many manufacturers. Go GM!

Keep in mind as other stated don't show off your potential on the first hand...btw GM (all manufactures) tuning is way conservative. There is a lot more power sitting there with a better tune....

It's basically just cam phasing.

GM does a really good job developing their cylinder heads.

@@Dustrunnersauto don't get me wrong..i am a gm head to the core but Mercedes got the heads right when they reversed the flow to allow turbos to be mounted in the valley of the engine for space and performance ...I would love to see GM take a few lessons like that....

If there is no need for DOHC, then why is the new Cadillac 4.2L V8 a DOHC engine?

Dust Runners Automotive Journal does that engine make the torque that this one does? I think not.

Trust me. This base model stingray is gonna be the last OHV Corvette ever.

@@V8Supercar1 unfortunatly yes our passion is dying

@@Dustrunnersauto Being the owner of both a Chevy LS and a Ford Coyote I can tell you the LS is vastly cheaper to modify and far simpler. $1200 just for cams for the Coyote VS $350 for the LS is a starting point. In reality, as long as you are getting the proper amount of flow through your heads it does not matter what the configuration is.

Pretty good chunk comes from the intake manifold. They'll fit on an lt1 with a little modification. I installed one on my SS. It's substantially taller. Not sure if it would fit under the hood of a C7.

@@bobbywilliams1823 Last night i had an idea. I have been 3D Printing for over 5 years now, mostly model train parts. I have always wanted to design cars since the 6th grade. Now What if I can design a replacement section of the cowl that includes an arch to clear that LT2 Intake and maintain that factory look. Why couldn't I design and print a section of the cowl that would replace a cutout portion fasten in securely and return integrity while allowing the LT2 intake to fir properly. I think I can. It should be simple and easy to do. Better that cutting up and then molding a shape, sanding, priming and grinding. C7 LT2 Intake Cowl Adaptor. 30 minute install yields 30 HP. for less than $500 including the intake.

Why would you want the LT2 to have a flat plane crank? Flat plane V8s are much harder to balance properly, which is why Ford nearly scrapped the entire Voodoo engine. Plus, the benefit of a flat plane is reduced rotational mass, which makes it easier to rev high. GM doesn't appear to be interested in having a super high redline, rather they seem to care more about low-end torque and good drivability.

Heck make a flat head chevy engine like ford had/s....

I would assume about the same as an LT1. Thanks for watching!

Probably. Thanks for watching!

I don't think the Viper is coming back. Thanks for watching!

@@Dustrunnersauto Agree, especially that FIAT (Ferrari owner) is evolved. But we can still hope 🙏

LOL How is it going to be a hard sell?? They've already sold butt loads of C8s! I personally know three people who already ordered theirs.

Okay?

Nope

I don't have much time for videos as it is so I prefer the speed talking.

I was kind of hoping they would use the 4.2L DOHC twin turbo V8 that they use in the Cadillac CT6. Maybe in future models. There are benefits to the OHV design, but it is pretty old. Thanks for watching!

There is no need to 'change' the engine design. Whats the matter with pushrods? Why are you not bagging the stamped steel rocker arms instead? The fact is, 495/470 is the same in any other configuration of engine. Another fact is it is lightweight, its is narrow, it is low, there are less moving parts and less complex. You go putting large twin cam heads on this engine and where will the suspension design go? You will have less room for the best wheel geometry, more complexity with build and cost of a 4 cam engine. It already had variable cam timing if you're worried about air management - what more do you want? If they are still using 1950's tech then why are they still having overhead valves, pistons and connecting rods? Another fact is: it works!

GM wanted to keep it simple to keep cost down. why use 4 cams when you can use one and still make a good amount of HP? I an mot a fan of 32 valve DOHC. they are a serious pain to work on. ask any 4.6L-5.0L ford modular engine owner. granted these don't rev like a Lamborghini or a Ferrari and You have to make all the parts out of exotic materials if you want a high revving engine, which adds complexity and cot. again look at the cost of a engine for a Lamborghini or Ferrari. the truth is, that an engine is basically a big air pump, the more air you can flow, the more power you can make. it doesn't matter how that air gets in to the cylinders, just as long as it does it efficiently, and the LS/LT heads flow so well they really don't need to go DOHC. I would have like to see a 650 HP Z06 engine and a 750+ HP ZR1 Engine options. but they need to be supercharged, not turbos. don't get me wrong I like turbos, but the don't have the shear grunt at low RPM like you get with a supercharger.

@@Dustrunnersauto 4.2TT might be better if you never modify the car, but 6.2L has so much more potential in the aftermarket.