Stick around long enough in the auto biz and the wheel of fortune makes old new again. A 1973 Chevelle Laguna Show Car with a 755 hp LT5 Crate engine will be on display.
It’s probably worth the price of admission since Chevrolet Performance will show crate engines in real vehicles at SEMA at the End of this month. The Vegas show line includes 1973 Chevelle Laguna with the all-new LT5 6.2L supercharged crate engine, a 1967 C/10 with the all-new ZZ6 (sic) EFI 5.7L V-8 crate engine, and a 1978 Silverado with the L96 6.0L V-8 crate engine.
The new crate engines add to a line of nearly 50 Small Block, Big Block, LS, LSX, LT, Circle Track and COPO crate engines, giving enthusiasts myriad choices for powering their projects.
Many Chevrolet Performance crate engines are offered as Connect & Cruise combinations and emissions-legal E-ROD systems. The innovative Connect & Cruise combos match crate engines with transmissions and the necessary controllers, while the E-ROD systems include emissions equipment that make them eligible for installation in millions of 1995-and-earlier vehicles in California.
For 2019, the supercharged LT4 E-ROD joins the lineup of LS3 E-ROD, LSA E-ROD and LT1 E-ROD systems.
1973 Chevelle Laguna / LT5 6.2L Supercharged
The Chevelle Laguna introduced different styling to the Chevrolet lineup in 1973, with distinctive, body-color urethane front and rear fascias. It also made its mark in NASCAR, powering drivers such as Cale Yarborough to the winner’s circle.
That racing heritage inspired the build of the show car, which features the new LT5 6.2L supercharged crate engine. It’s based on the engine that drives that Corvette ZR1 and is the most powerful production engine ever from Chevrolet, rated at 755 horsepower and 715 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s also a technology showcase, with Chevy’s first dual-fuel system, with direct injection and supplementary port injection, as well as a new, larger-displacement supercharger.
Chevrolet designers adapted the production ZR1’s carbon fiber hood styling on the Laguna, in a nod to the propulsion system, along with front and rear spoilers that relate to the NASCAR race cars of the Seventies. The car rides on a modified suspension and 18-inch wheels.
1967 C/10 / ZZ6 EFI
The classic C/10 pickup that helped Chevrolet mark 100 years of building trucks is back, showcasing the new ZZ6 EFI crate engine. Combining electronically-controlled fuel injection with the classic style and installation versatility of the 350 Small Block engine, the new ZZ6 EFI crate engine kits offer a “best of both worlds” solution for hot rod and resto-mod projects.
A fuel injection throttle body mounted in place of the carburetor allows a traditional air cleaner to be installed on the engine. The result is a great, traditional appearance and all the drivability advantages of EFI— and 420 horsepower underfoot.
Like the ZZ6 EFI, the ’67 C/10 show vehicle’s classic style is complemented with modern hot rod touches, including a lowered suspension, 20-inch wheels, smoothed and customized bumpers and tailgate, and a custom-trimmed interior.
1978 K10 Silverado / L96
Chevrolet’s 1978 K10 Silverado concept blends the classic, two-tone styling of the “square box” generation with the modern performance enabled by a LS engine swap – the heavy-duty truck-based L96 crate engine.
Rated at 360 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, the electronically-controlled, fuel-injected L96 offers greater power than the Big Block engines of the square box era, in a lighter, more compact package. It’s matched in the concept vehicle with an electronically controlled four-speed overdrive automatic transmission, for a combination that exemplifies today’s wrenching trend of adapting modern Chevrolet LS and LT propulsion systems in vintage vehicles.
Inside and out, the black-and-red Silverado 4×4 looks factory-fresh, with a frame-off restoration that was completed at General Motors’ Milford Proving Ground. It’s a period look driven by modern technology.
Chevrolet Performance to Show Newest Crate Engines at SEMA
Stick around long enough in the auto biz and the wheel of fortune makes old new again. A 1973 Chevelle Laguna Show Car with a 755 hp LT5 Crate engine will be on display.
It’s probably worth the price of admission since Chevrolet Performance will show crate engines in real vehicles at SEMA at the End of this month. The Vegas show line includes 1973 Chevelle Laguna with the all-new LT5 6.2L supercharged crate engine, a 1967 C/10 with the all-new ZZ6 (sic) EFI 5.7L V-8 crate engine, and a 1978 Silverado with the L96 6.0L V-8 crate engine.
The new crate engines add to a line of nearly 50 Small Block, Big Block, LS, LSX, LT, Circle Track and COPO crate engines, giving enthusiasts myriad choices for powering their projects.
Many Chevrolet Performance crate engines are offered as Connect & Cruise combinations and emissions-legal E-ROD systems. The innovative Connect & Cruise combos match crate engines with transmissions and the necessary controllers, while the E-ROD systems include emissions equipment that make them eligible for installation in millions of 1995-and-earlier vehicles in California.
For 2019, the supercharged LT4 E-ROD joins the lineup of LS3 E-ROD, LSA E-ROD and LT1 E-ROD systems.
1973 Chevelle Laguna / LT5 6.2L Supercharged
The Chevelle Laguna introduced different styling to the Chevrolet lineup in 1973, with distinctive, body-color urethane front and rear fascias. It also made its mark in NASCAR, powering drivers such as Cale Yarborough to the winner’s circle.
That racing heritage inspired the build of the show car, which features the new LT5 6.2L supercharged crate engine. It’s based on the engine that drives that Corvette ZR1 and is the most powerful production engine ever from Chevrolet, rated at 755 horsepower and 715 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s also a technology showcase, with Chevy’s first dual-fuel system, with direct injection and supplementary port injection, as well as a new, larger-displacement supercharger.
Chevrolet designers adapted the production ZR1’s carbon fiber hood styling on the Laguna, in a nod to the propulsion system, along with front and rear spoilers that relate to the NASCAR race cars of the Seventies. The car rides on a modified suspension and 18-inch wheels.
1967 C/10 / ZZ6 EFI
The classic C/10 pickup that helped Chevrolet mark 100 years of building trucks is back, showcasing the new ZZ6 EFI crate engine. Combining electronically-controlled fuel injection with the classic style and installation versatility of the 350 Small Block engine, the new ZZ6 EFI crate engine kits offer a “best of both worlds” solution for hot rod and resto-mod projects.
A fuel injection throttle body mounted in place of the carburetor allows a traditional air cleaner to be installed on the engine. The result is a great, traditional appearance and all the drivability advantages of EFI— and 420 horsepower underfoot.
Like the ZZ6 EFI, the ’67 C/10 show vehicle’s classic style is complemented with modern hot rod touches, including a lowered suspension, 20-inch wheels, smoothed and customized bumpers and tailgate, and a custom-trimmed interior.
1978 K10 Silverado / L96
Chevrolet’s 1978 K10 Silverado concept blends the classic, two-tone styling of the “square box” generation with the modern performance enabled by a LS engine swap – the heavy-duty truck-based L96 crate engine.
Rated at 360 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, the electronically-controlled, fuel-injected L96 offers greater power than the Big Block engines of the square box era, in a lighter, more compact package. It’s matched in the concept vehicle with an electronically controlled four-speed overdrive automatic transmission, for a combination that exemplifies today’s wrenching trend of adapting modern Chevrolet LS and LT propulsion systems in vintage vehicles.
Inside and out, the black-and-red Silverado 4×4 looks factory-fresh, with a frame-off restoration that was completed at General Motors’ Milford Proving Ground. It’s a period look driven by modern technology.