</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by MIB:
<strong>I'll do my darndest to get on, under and in that thing when it's on the show circuit up here. I'm particularly interested in how they got the LS1 to fit. ...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Interestingly, they didn't let anyone look under the hood at the show in Melbourne, I'm told.
On questions of size and mass...
The standard Holden GEN III V8 generates peak power of 220kW\@5000 rpm. It develops maximum torque of 446Nm \@4400rpm. It is appreciably smoother and more refined than previously, and reduced mass brings handling benefits and allows suspensions to be tuned for a 'plusher' ride.
It is a conventional overhead valve pushrod design that maximises packaging efficiency. It weighs in at just 185 kilograms (18 per cent less than the 5.0 litre V8) and is comparable in mass to the Holden/Oldsmobile 3.8 litre V6. This significant reduction in weight has been achieved through the use of a cast aluminium cylinder block, head and sump, and the clever engineering of components, such as a hollow camshaft-in-block , lightweight pistons and a nylon composite intake manifold. The composite intake manifold also improves volumetric efficiency and thermal insulation for extreme temperature operation.
Someone who looked up under the JACK8 in Melbourne tells me there is considerable space all around the engine, and a good 30mm between the sump and the factory Trooper/Jackeroo suspension. The same person owns a Holden Ute with the same engine, and tells me there isn't going to be a problem with 'fit'.
--Bighorn--
<small>[ October 07, 2002, 10:37 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Bighorn ]</small>
