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The result of this thinking was a tremendous breakthrough for GM. They captured the mindshare of hot rodders and their V8 became a de facto standard. It is co
by topspin 6y ago
The result of this thinking was a tremendous breakthrough for GM. They captured the mindshare of hot rodders and their V8 became a de facto standard. It is commonplace to find these engines retrofitted into non-GM vehicles due to low cost and availability.
- VectorLock 6y ago"LS swap" is now the go to engine retrofitting.
- schwap 6y agoLong, long before the LS was even a twinkle in an engineer's eye, the the 1st generation chevy small block V8 was the most common choice for hot rods.
- VectorLock 6y agoThe Ford flat-head V8 would like to have a word with you. Either way, the chevy small block (and its evolution to the LS) has been dominant for a very long time.
- csours 6y agoThat's exactly what the memo was commenting on.
- csours 6y agoWhere's the least expected place you've found a LS engine? I found out they use them on airboats in the bayou in Louisiana.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoNot a motorhead, was the defacto V8 from GM the "small block"?
- olivermarks 6y agoYes Arkus Duntov created the small block at GM, having previously created hemi heads for flathead Fords, amazing Belgian/Russian jewish innovator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Arkus-Duntov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Arkus-Duntov
- csours 6y agoIt has been for a long time now, but it was not at this time.