Question of the Day: Are LS Engines Chevrolet, General Motors, or Generic?

[admin]

The longstanding battle between Ford, Chevy, Mopar,, or any other manufacturer you are getting pissed at me for not including, will always be there. And people will always freak out when you put a small block Ford in a ’69 Camaro. But, what about the new LS Engines? Sure they are built by GM. Sure, [...]

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[BigBlockMopar]

In my book 'LS' still means Limited Slip'. So, a limited slip engine?

:o)

[Thumpin455]

Look at the pic,

lifter valley cover: Pontiac
4 bolts per cylinder: BOP
Drivers side cylinder bank forward: Pontiac
6 Bolt mains with deep skirts: certainly not chevy
high velocity ports: Pontiac
valve inclination angle: Closer to Pontiac's 14 than chevy 23
Press on balancer: chevy
Starter location: chevy and Ford

Looks to me more like Buick, Olds, Pontiac with some Ford Chrysler and other ideas, and its simply called a chevy.

[65RHDEER]

I had always argued that they were "a GM power plant that could be in any GM vehicle" they stick them in Holden's over here.

Then a mate pointed out to me that a bowtie LS block is available from GM I don't comment any more!

[Beagle]

Coors Light and Keystone Light are the same beer with a different paint job on the can. Call it what you want. Great engine in search of a decent car!

[bulletproof]

its the next gen SBC ,,it will be the power plant that will be used in just about everything under the sun they needs a powerplant...im sure we will see them in motorhomes,buses,