The most on-topic off topic ever

[Mark R]

A little fiberglass hood "power bulge" with maybe a direct scoop feeding the
engine (since both the LT and LS engines have the throttle body up front and
center)?

Should be OK for aero as long as the scoop was ramming air into the
engine.... although I'd probably want to test with a pressure transducer to
see how "tight" the scoop should be.

Aero is my weak link at high speed tracks in my Z06.  3050 lbs with 405
stock hp....  I can enter turn 2 at Watkins Glen at 105 MPH and stick it
(still have to use some balance throttle... it's not full throttle like on
my S4 which enters at a slower speed).  At 107+ (entry speed) the car will
slide out (understeer) for the left curve in the esses.  An aero
package would totally fix that so I'd be more limited by the tires
themselves.

I'd love to drop an LS6 into a caged AWD body with big fat sticky tires.

Mark Rosenkrantz

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:34 PM, John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> Nope. The LT 944's run with custom pans with about a quarter inch clearance
> to the crankshaft from the oil pan in one specific spot. The LS guys run
> the
> oil pan even closer to the crank and still the hood wont close with about
> half of an inch interferance. The LS is taller from crank counterweight to
> intake manifold.
>
> -Cody Forbes
>