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They couldn't have at least dropped an LSA in it? If they want to get rid of LS3's, start putting them in SS's.
Forget the FI or DI just give us VVT FFS! Cost is FA?!
...said one person ever.
7lt and supercharged badges sell cars, not VVT and AFM.C'mon, if everyone said the same thing then this place would be dull, right?
My view is that the venerable, magical LS3 is an eight year old, overrated, outdated POS engine frankly... and the LSA is practically only marginally better because it has a piddly blower strapped on it. Both ineffective, inefficient old school same same POSeses.
In the large scheme of things sure a blower (LSA / LS9) is better than what we already have (L77), so is a seven litre (LS7), but in terms of a performance upgrade the LS3 is a slap in the face. Retrograde, not upgrade.
Forget Forced Induction for a moment, GM already has the LT1 which is clearly an upgrade to the LS3, not because of the Direct Injection but mainly because of the benefits of Variable Valve Timing.
Ls3 is not in run out. Expect to see it in your regular garden variety Holden ss in vf2 guise
Certainly not in a run out. But theyre definitely trying to flog off as many as they can under the HSV guise while they can. This "A Rare Beast" monicker is dressing up the same old ****.
Theres really nothing special about it other than theyre only building a handful of them.