Gm Invests in V-8 Engines Back pedaling on EVs
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At this point, maybe GM should bring back the port injection, non cylinder deactivated LS3 and be done with it.
I’d be happy with a 9.9L V12 based off the 6.6L HD truck engine.
Kudos to GM for making the decision. They have never been profitable in their EV business ("variable" profit is not profitable as it doesn't not include fixed cost and is highly dependent on sales volume). The sunsetting tax credit benefit will hurt their, and other's, margins.
Wondering if it will be a new push rod or this bad boy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_LMC55R_engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_LMC55R_engine
Going back to selling full-size trucks and SUVs and everything else non competitive . Bailed them out once when is next.
It's too bad their EV aspirations (and their ability to sell them profitably ) can't support another division, like a new "Saturn" where those folks can concentrate on making world-class EVS, and the ICE folks at Chevy, Buick and GMC can concentrate on making engines that don't self-destruct. Right now they're producing EVS that don't sell, and trucks with engines that everybody's afraid to buy. Are they failing in their attempt to be all things to all people?
As long as the machining is correct on the crank, I’ll have one too!
Are they going to make a reliable v8 again?
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not after CAFE gets a hold of it
A friend of mine has a 277K mile junkyard LQ4 in his 69 Galaxie with 2 decent size turbos, still in tuning stage so no numbers, but it absolutely boogies. We took it to lunch and on the way back heard tapping. Also I forgot to mention it had 3psi of oil pressure at idle. Monday we pulled it out and started tearing it apart. Bearings looked brand new. The o-ring on the pickup that matched the pan had the wrong o-ring. It is getting a new cam, forged rotating assembly, and a dingleberry hone before a trip to the dyno. The 2-step still worked before we parked it. It will have traction control through the Holley Dominator. I would rather be able to do something like that anyday over having an EV.
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At the end of the day - work has to get done too. The 6.0L without all the wiz bang systems up top is a very reliable and long lasting motor pushing older HD LT’s and HD vans etc …
As an owner of 5.3L’s with both AFM & DFM - I know they can’t always go the distance the 6.0 does …
And ability to execute.
Hybrids are the answer. FORCED dedicated EV, let the market throttle those.
Well didn't dodge claim they're "going to stop making V8s"?
Then you wanna Tonawanda, not one built by Hose A and his brother Hose B.
The G8 GXP version with 6sp manual, in everything. We’ll even accept the low-throttle skip shift
as long as it keeps both engine and trans alive!Similar threads
