Who wants a LS9 Crate Motor?

[JMarsa]

Details Here>

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/28/sema-preview-gm-performance-parts-638-hp-ls9-crate-engine/

--JMarsa

[WILWAXU]

Wonder how much that one will go for?

[camcojb]

Wonder how much that one will go for?

pricing for the crate motor is about $28K

Jody

[Nine Ball]

I'd be more interested in a longblock pricing, sans blower. Wonder what pricing on that titanium rod, low CR shorty would be...

[67ragtp]

28k :eek: WOW!!! add ecu /oil tank /pipes over 30k, thats huge cash for 600 ponies. Question, is cool factor worth 10k.

Jody- I hope your wrong. I want one but that number is over the top.

Rich

[CraigMorrison]

Two customers already have them and 2-3 more have them on order.

[Sparky67]

28k :eek: WOW!!! add ecu /oil tank /pipes over 30k, thats huge cash for 600 ponies. Question, is cool factor worth 10k.

Jody- I hope your wrong. I want one but that number is over the top.

Rich

It would be cheaper to build an LS3 with a Harrop 2300 Supercharger, you could have it now and still make more power. The price on the supercharger from Australia is cheaper now, since their foreign exchange rate has dropped 1 USD = .61 AUD.

Jeff

[tom_a]

28K is out of my range but I think it is neat they will have a crate for the builders with the means.


Two customers already have them and 2-3 more have them on order.
These cars will have the added cool factor for sure. IIRC I saw a post that Stielow was building a car called Jackass with your sub frame and an LS9. I look forward to seeing more on that.

[camcojb]

28k :eek: WOW!!! add ecu /oil tank /pipes over 30k, thats huge cash for 600 ponies. Question, is cool factor worth 10k.

Jody- I hope your wrong. I want one but that number is over the top.

Rich

that price was retail as quoted by a GM employee, pretty sure it's correct.

Jody

[Steve68]

ouch! for sure,

[protour73]

on a sidebar..............what are the ZL1 427's priced at?

[D Rock]

I can only image this motor with a pulley and headers, or even a cam change.

[Grngoat]

That's just plain pornographic.

Could have at least put a NSFW label on it . . .

[CraigMorrison]

on a sidebar..............what are the ZL1 427's priced at?

they are just over $20,000 - Local Chevy dealer just bought one for his own collection.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

i think ill wait for it to come out on dvd..

[BonzoHansen]

Man, that is a lot of $$ for bragging rights.

[wiedemab]

I can only image this motor with a pulley and headers, or even a cam change.

Here is a link to Doug Cooper's with some minor mods.

http://www.musclerides.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=3102

http://www.musclerides.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=3206

[trapin]

If I'm going to spend $28K I might as well toss in another $4K and get a brand new Camaro SS.

Or.......

You can get 600 horse out of an L92 and use the $20,000 left over for your sex change operation.

It's all up to you big guy, err...girl.

[ProVette]

I talked to a guy about a decade ago who worked at Mercury Marine Division’s facility at Stillwater, Oklahoma during the Lotus/GM LT5 production (the 1990-1995 ZR1 engine). Interesting enough, he said that GM had estimated that the average cost of each LT5 (including all overhead for production) was………….you guessed it, $28K.

I had a change to buy a new 1993 405hp LT5 still in the GM create several years ago for $5k.

Mark Campbell at Street and Performance called me a year or so ago and had one they were looking to sell that was new.

I would guess in five to ten years these will fall in value the same……………………

[ProVette]

on a sidebar..............what are the ZL1 427's priced at?

I think you mean Z06 427?

$13K

http://www.jegs.com/i/GM+Performance/809/19165058/10002/-1

Edit, sorry, you are correct ZL1 427

http://www.jegs.com/i/GM+Performance/809/19166392/10002/-1

How about the 454 ZL1 Ramjet from a few years ago.

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm?addtocart=1&addpartnumber=88961499&singlepart=1&partnumber=88961499

I think Summit sold the last two ZL1 Ramjets for $13K. I see a few on eBay ever so often

[Charley Lillard]

28K is out of my range but I think it is neat they will have a crate for the builders with the means.


These cars will have the added cool factor for sure. IIRC I saw a post that Stielow was building a car called Jackass with your sub frame and an LS9. I look forward to seeing more on that.

Jackass is almost ready for paint but we still don't have a LS9 yet. Everytime we think we have one..we don't. Kinda like when Stielow was building CamaroX with the LS7. Like pulling teeth to get the parent to let go of the new baby.

[Vegas69]

Cool, but I think a call to Tom Nelson would be higher on my list.

[tom_a]

Jackass is almost ready for paint but we still don't have a LS9 yet. Everytime we think we have one..we don't. Kinda like when Stielow was building CamaroX with the LS7. Like pulling teeth to get the parent to let go of the new baby.

I could see how that would be a problem. Atleast you guy's have an inside track on getting one. Whatever powerplant it has I sure it will be killer. I dig the play on the name. Jackass and the Mule...

[Charley Lillard]

Jody thought of that since I tend to call most people "Jackass", especially him.

[camcojb]

Jody thought of that since I tend to call most people "Jackass", especially him.

yeah, it fit well with Mule. Thanks a lot Charley............... :hammer:

Jody

[BonzoHansen]

LOL


on a sidebar..............what are the ZL1 427's priced at?
$30,000 (http://www.fbparts.com/new-products.htm)


If I'm going to spend $28K I might as well toss in another $4K and get a brand new Camaro SS.

Or.......

You can get 600 horse out of an L92 and use the $20,000 left over for your sex change operation.

It's all up to you big guy, err...girl.
I continue to be amused by your comedic ramblings...

[trapin]

They're actually not comedic ramblings but rather nervous jokes from an auto worker who is slowly losing his mind.

Laugh out of pity, if you must.






OK...back on topic here.