Thursday, October 18, 2012

Random Photo of the Month: The LS1 Chevy Small Block Corvette Engine

 
 
 
The LS1 is an all-aluminum small block V8 engine first produced in the 1997 Corvette.  This compact, but powerful, engine was the third generation of GM's small block engine that had been a lasting feature of the Corvette since the 1950s. 
 
The LS1 brought the Corvette to a new level of performance.  Besides being the lightest and cleanest running engine ever to be put into a Corvette, this newly-designed small block was capable of generating an output of 345 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque--the highest output ever achieved in a production car at the time.  Tweaks and minor improvements in 2001 bumped the LS1 output to 350 hp and 365 lb-ft of torque giving the C5 Corvette a maximum speed of 175 mph and a 0-60 time of 4.7 seconds. 
 


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