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It looks a lot more like a 4.8 L Gen. III small block truck engine (Vortec 4800), or a 5.3 L (Vortec 5300). They're also St. Catharines products (so Steve would have ample opportunity to pose with one).
If you really want to be sure, take a look at the tall plastic intake manifold—that was always what stood out for me when I was at GM St. Catharines. Also note that the Corvette engines typically have the red-and-black covers, while the CTS-V has the silly-looking Cadillac engine cover. The truck engines are usually unadorned, like this one, though since it's missing its accessory drive (alternator, belts, etc.), I suppose that it could be waiting to be embellished further. (Though this looks suspiciously like the one sitting beside the line in the block assembly area, near the production/quality whiteboards.) Check here for more information and pictures, if you want to prove me right or wrong. |
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Its a short block so i'm with the light duty truck/SUV crew on this one.
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The SUV crew is right on this one (although you can’t use the engine covers as a guide – because engine plants don’t assemble the cosmetic beauty covers that adorn the engine).
This is a Vortec 5300 Engine that is a V8 upgrade for the Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy Denali, Buick Ranier, Saab 9-7X, and the Isuzu Ascender. It packs a punch with 300 HP @ 5200 RPM, and 330 lb.-ft. Torque @ 4000 RPM. This display engine just happened to be parked outside my office area and in a convenient location for a photo. We make the 400 HP LS2 Engine for Corvette, CTS-V, and Trailblazer SS also. Last edited by rourke : 24-04-2006 at 15:46. |
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since its a display engine (mechanical sample) it might be missing its, uhmmm... innards? guts?
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And this is a fully functioning engine. It would probably cost us more to put together a special one without the inards than it would to just scoop one off the end of our production line. |
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