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14:50 - BYO LS9
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100712/business/us_gm_corvette_engine
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Okay, now that's just cool:
DETROIT - Corvette owners could soon be revving up an engine they built with their own hands.
General Motors Co. said Monday that buyers who order a 2011 Corvette Z06 or ZR1 can help assemble their cars' high-performance LS7 and LS9 engines. The automaker believes the program is the first of its kind in the industry.
The engines will be built at GM's Performance Build Centre in Wixom, Mich., where GM assembles all of its high-performance engines by hand. The facility can assemble up to 15,000 engines per year, GM spokesman Tom Read said.
Read said it will take buyers about six hours to assemble, adjust and clean their engines with the parts provided. A skilled technician will supervise.
And the engines are even covered under the normal warranty. I think this is an awesome idea.
Of course, if they're just giving people a carrot prior to sticking us with the inevitable V6 Corvette, that's another story...
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Brian Tiemann
