GTS-R a reality, gets LS9

[QAR]

Team Red is set to get a lightweight special edition HSV GTS-R with carbon bits and brakes plus the fully blown LS9 because apparently the LT4 didn't fit: Corvette heart on the cards for 476kW HSV
For those without a clue, this is sorta what it means:

 

[SnowDoggyDogg]

Nearly pulled the trigger on a low km W427 last year but I think I'll park my cash in this when it comes!

 

[Forg]

You might want to act fast, if the rumours are true about GM only having a handful of LS9 engines available & hence there being maybe only 200 of them.
Those people who're trying to shift a W427 on CarSales for ~$100k would be saying D'OH!! a lot ...

 

[QAR]

As brilliant as this will be, if it were truly an "order of magnitude" over the Ford it would have 3.51 Megawatts :idea3:

 

[mpower]

"I just want one"

 

[Foggsy]

It will want to have 11's from the factory with 305's to try and get the power down as I hear the current GTS smokes them real easy as is......

Well over 100K for an LS9 GTS with 476kw, perhaps a savvy buyer takes a very low kay current model for 75K (there's plenty for sale) with all the same running gear apart from the LS9 and merely throws 8K at a walky 507 pack or even less if they want to put together their own an air intake, a set of 4 into 1's, cats and a good mafless tune and hey presto you have more than an LS9 anyway... for a few grand on top of your savvy purchase price. New LS9 cams are cheap too if you want to wack that in your LSA. Ok, it doesn't have a 2.3L charger but just saying....

 

[SnowDoggyDogg]

LS9 is a hand built engine, out of the crate its $21.5k USD from GM. It would be tough to build up an LSA to match what the LS9 will be able to bring to the table.
Lingefelter sell an up spec crate LS9 for $36k USD. Would be tempting to get one and wedge into Series 1 Gen F GTS...

 

[RTSV6UTE]

Hi

"I Just Want One".

Regards,

RTSV6UTE

 

[christov]

Meh

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[Forg]

LS9 is a hand built engine, out of the crate its $21.5k USD from GM. It would be tough to build up an LSA to match what the LS9 will be able to bring to the table.
Lingefelter sell an up spec crate LS9 for $36k USD. Would be tempting to get one and wedge into Series 1 Gen F GTS...

Surely you can get another ~9% power out of an LSA without needing to spend $22k?

Obviously then you have to compare to what happens doing the same to an LS9, then look at the resale value of a stock version of the last & best Commodore ever, etc etc. But "crate motors" are pretty expensive, just because they carry the "factory" label (& I guess warranty).