New Holden Ute

[Shabodah]

Reason enough to move down under and get used to right hand drive.

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...rticleID=42714

[Caboose]

dude....i'll take a green one with an LS3!


thats like old school MOPAR green!

[Shabodah]

Originally Posted by Caboose

dude....i'll take a green one with an LS3!


thats like old school MOPAR green!

LS3? Shoot, building a 408 is so cheap these days, GM should make it a factory option.

[Caboose]

do you mean LS3? like saracsm or LS3? you really dont know about hte LS3?

[Shabodah]

Originally Posted by Caboose

do you mean LS3? like saracsm or LS3? you really dont know about hte LS3?

The LS3 is a 6.2L, it has the same stroke as the 5.3L, 5.7L, and 6.0L - 3.622" I believe it's bore is 4.065" IIRC.

The 408 uses a 4" stroke. When building high cubic inch LSX engines, people tend to use either the 4" or 4.125" stroke cranks. A 408 uses a 4.030" bore.

[Caboose]

OK, just wonderin. But you cant get a 408 from the factory. or can you!?

LS7 FTW!

[Shabodah]

Originally Posted by Caboose

OK, just wonderin. But you cant get a 408 from the factory. or can you!?

LS7 FTW!

No, you can't get a 408 from the factory, but, I wouldn't be surprised to see it in a truck not too far down the road. The LSX is making the big block obsolete.

[Caboose]

well, they have been able to stretch the block out so much there is no need for a heavy big block.

[Shabodah]

Originally Posted by Caboose

well, they have been able to stretch the block out so much there is no need for a heavy big block.

The cubic inches are part of the story, how well they've been able to make the heads flow is the other. There aren't many big block heads that can keep up anymore.

[SLSduke82]

Seeing the SSR was such a huge success, GM better hurry and get these to our shores

Though it's weird...aren't there like 20k+ SSRs out there? I see maybe one every six months, though.