EB_Z06

I was staying at the hotel last weekend on my honeymoon and ran into a GM man at the pool. He had a vette T-shirt on and I just started talking to him. He said the C6 would definitely be there this weekend. This is third party confirmation of this post http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=646390.

Among other things he said, he was very excited about the C6 Z06 camless engine that will produce 550 hp. He said the 550 hp is due to GM's directed effort to surpass the Viper's performance. He also said the internet rumor that 14 engineers were fired from GM for leaking the information was not true and that they merely got a slap on the wrist.

The gentleman was very nice to talk to and we spent 35 minutes chatting about vettes.

EB_Z06

:cheers:

GDP

550 HP is a good number... but camless? :skep:

BlackRiderX

550HP? Thats going to be one expensive Corvette.

EB_Z06

Yes, camless is what he said. He brought it up too, not me (although I had read about it on the forum). He said that although he was not a friend of Dave Hill, they had met and were acquaintenances. From the title of his position, I believe he was well enough connected within GM to have gotten the info from a very reliable source.

EB_Z06

Barely Legal

Damn it. Why couldn't they wait 2 more weeks until I'm in Vegas?
get pictures somebody. I'm glad I sold the C5 now!

ghostRder

Camless ? How does that work?

ghostRder

How long do we have to wait for the new Z06 ? Did he say?

SWCDuke

Gee, maybe it's a two-stroke. ;)

Duke

Curtis A. Franz

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Gee, maybe it's a two-stroke. ;)

Duke

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :lol:

ghostRder

At the risk of sounding stupid is the Wankel Rotary engine camless?

EB_Z06

Well, I should have asked him for a specific model year, but I wasn't thinking it was up in the air. Everything I've read on here says it will follow 1 year after the new C6 - so 2006. What he did say regarding this was it would follow the C6 debut coming up in Jan in a different model year and he did not know if it's special designation would be "Z06" or something else.

EB_Z06

vettemaan

Formula 1 Technology, i think it was renult that used it first ill do some research. :chevy

lager99

:) :conehead :)

Electron2002

My guess would be they will use the electric valve actuator solenoids that had been mentioned a while back. In other words there are electronically controlled gadgets attached to the valves that push them up and down. This would allow for completely variable valve timing as well as a great reduction of friction and valve train power loss.

SWCDuke

STUPID! HA! It's brilliantly perceptive. THE NEW C6 WILL HAVE A ROTARY ENGINE! SPREAD THE WORD! Call Autoweek! Call Motor Trend! Let them be the first to spead the rotary gospel throughout the world. Yes, a rotary is valveless.

My guess of a two-stroke was stupid. It would be virtually impossible for a two-stroke to meet emissions.

Yeah..., that's the ticket, a rotary. Those GM patents on engines with two inblock cams and three valve heads must be just make work projects for the lawyers. ;)

Duke

SHOWTIME!

someone has to sneak a picture phone in :yesnod:

SWCDuke

This story of a "camless engine" has to be taken with a grain of salt - preferably a block of salt.

I'm not disparaging the original poster or calling him a liar - I think he was told a fish story. Electronically controlled/electrically actuated valves for infinitely variable valve timing and inlet valve throttling have been discussed several times in the past.

Bottom line: This technology is so far in the future that no OEM has such an engine in their most far reaching plans. It's been an R&D effort for a long time, and it continues to be so today.

Duke

eddie44

Pulled up next to a guy at a light on my way to work this am that was driving a suburban with markings from one of our local Phx. dealers. He said he was a sales mgr and had been in Vegas last weekend for an official unveiling for dealers. He said the C6 is "super trick". Said it appears lower and the suspension is "near race" quality. I asked about horsepower and he said the Z06 was supposed to be 500+ (I guess that could mean 550). :hurray:

Hurricane

:cool: :cool: :cool:

:lurk:

Rocketblock

:skep: :lurk: :skep: