Images of what appears to be a new high-performance engine from General Motors have surfaced on the web. Snapped by member ‘norm’ of the Digital Corvettes discussion forums, there is much debate over what these images depict. Some believe what we’re seeing is the forthcoming LS9 Corvette engine for use in the “Blue Devil” or “Stingray” ‘Vette. Others say’s it’s a truck engine, possible for a 650 horsepower Cadillac Escalade. While the Escalade-V argument is compelling, it’s worth pointing out that a recent published report suggested Cadillac has no plans to create a V-Series Escalade or SRX, because it would be unnecessary and unsafe. Images of the engine after the jump…
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06/28, 9:37 AM
posted by:
ss
can someone tell GM that they do infact sell other cars besdies the corvette…it seems the genral thinks that the vette is going to save them by its self.
06/28, 10:11 AM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Well, the Corvette is one hell of a car, so it makes sense to invest a lot of money into it to keep it competitive…
06/28, 10:17 AM
posted by:
gmwarren
That is the Caddillac Escalade engine, not the engine for the Blue Devil Vette despite what the article says. trust me on this
06/28, 10:28 AM
posted by:
Aaron
it says in the thread that the motor is the future blown escalade motor at 500 ponies.
06/28, 12:23 PM
posted by:
Ke
supercharged 7 liters giving only 650hp. thats pathetic even by american standards.
06/28, 1:47 PM
posted by:
mullet
Yeah but it has a 100,000 mile warranty
06/28, 2:06 PM
posted by:
Andyduncan
Looks too tall to me. Unless they’re planning on putting a hood scoop on the vette that makes an STI look like a slant nose 911, it doesn’t look like this thing would fit in the engine bay.
06/28, 9:02 PM
posted by:
tony
given the height of the engine it looks like a truck engine, also look at the size of the transmission mount area. designed to fit a large awd tranny.
06/29, 9:58 PM
posted by:
Jerry
If I said if that was a supercharged LS7 how is 650hp pathetic? thats an extra 150hp. to bad it’s not the 7.0 it more like the 6.0 or 6.2.
07/02, 2:26 AM
posted by:
James
Tony,
That is the GM RWD bellhousing pattern. All RWD GM V-8s use the same pattern.
From the Vette to the 8.1 in the 2500HD, it is the same. There is no different patter for AWD verses a ‘Vette or other vehicle.
It is also known as the Chevy pattern and is the same on all Chevrolet engines dating to the 50s.
07/04, 4:10 PM
posted by:
Chris Splendoria
To say that the power output is pathetic is a rediculously ignorant thing to say… It’s obviously not using a ton of boost, seeing that most conventional superchargers add between 30 and 50% more horsepower to a given engine with supporting modification.