Video: GM Corvette’s LS9 engine being built

By Karl Peskett | October 31st, 2008

Here’s a good Friday video for you: The Corvette ZR-1′s engine being put together.

You’ll soon be able to buy this insane donk without owning a Corvette, too. As it does 3.3-seconds 0-100km/h, and a low 11-second quarter mile (in the ‘Vette), we’re sure it won’t be long before a few of these beasts will be shoehorned into various project cars.

VW Freak

LOL “What we’re doing here is a leak-test”, other guy says with hesitation “it passed”.

Make the most of it GM, you won’t be building those for much longer…
Pete

where do I sign?
http://none Ra

I heard these engines run on tobacco spit and beard hair!
smokin’R32

Say what you will but the thing pulls doe 0-100km/h in 3.3seconds and just set a 7:22.4 Nurburgring lap time. I don’t see any German or Japanese rivals doing the same at that price.
Richo

The anti-GM mob can’t help themselfs can they…
http://Antilag.com Joe

One of these dropped into a VZ Monaro, would be beastly.
Reckless1

Although the commentator says you can buy the engine at gmperformanceparts.com, the engine is not listed on there.

The LS7 can be had for a rrp of $US17495, so it’s a safe bet the LS9 would be more like double that price.

Double it again and add import duty, GST, and freight to Aus, and I can’t see one being used in a project car in the near future….

Nice donk, though. Would fit into the Jackaroo quite nicely, and would then go up Blue Rag Range track faster than before
Jared J

Reckless1, I read that the LS9 crate motor will only go on sale late next year. GM’s just made the announcement to get everyone all hot, sweaty and hyped up for it

It would make a kickarse swap for my beat-up Corona wagon…
JEYKL & HYDE

anyone cashed up enough to drop one of these,with the w427 box, into a ve..could be a REAL interesting article
Tom

This is the motor the W427 should have had.