Here's a half-decent attempt to recreate GM's LS7.
Before one of you gets on my butt for quality slider abuse, let me do some math and compare.
Chevy sells the LS7 as a crate engine for $17,129 (U.S.) Online.
I'll use an average rate of 20$ per production hour.
314.2 production hours times 20 = $6284 in man hours
Material costs is $2094.33. 6284 plus 2094.33 = $8378.33.
So this engine's production cost is about half the price that Chevy sells it at. Seems realistic, doesn't it?
I know this engine wasn't made in 2014,
but if i select a date below it then valve lift becomes severe.
Of course at dates like 2008, setting the quality of the heads until valve lift is not a problem nearly quadruples the man hours,
making it unrealistic. Having no tech pools makes me have to set the date higher as a workaround.
In addition I have no control over little tidbits in the intake, block, heads,
and exhaust headers because Automation isn't THAT in depth.
How do you all think i did?
You can compare this to the real thing at:
http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/cr ... s/ls7.htmlhttp://www.corvettemuseum.org/specs/2006/LS7.shtml