The Corvette L52 Motor - Page 2

05stram · 07-12-2013, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SIN R G

Last night I went to a local bi-weekly drive in car show. I was talking to a guy with a silver Corvette that had 427 emblems on it. He told me it was a 2008, he purchased it 2 weeks ago and that it really had a 6.2 in it. I was not sure what year the LS3 came out so I asked if it had the LS3 or the LS2. He told me that it had the L52 which I did know was not a Chevy motor and I told him that. He quickly opened the hood and pointed to the emblem on the motor and said "See it is a L52". Doing my best to keep from laughing I told him that it was an S and not a 5. He gave me the look like, Wow buddy you sure are stupid. I finally walked away and I am sure he still thinks he has a L52.

LS2 in a 2008 Corvette? LS3 was the base for 2008

SSDan · 07-12-2013, 07:56 AM

I have LS3 emblems on the hood and at a car show a guy walked up and said "I have a Camaro just like yours with a 6 MT and everything but why do you have a 5.3 L engine and I have a 6.2 L engine ? I said what - and he pointed to my emblems and said your hood says L53."

yotaman96 · 07-12-2013, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Baldwin feeder

If it was a 2008 and not a Z06 then it would have an LS3 not an LS2. If it did have an LS2 it wasn't a 2008 then.

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Originally Posted by 05stram

LS2 in a 2008 Corvette? LS3 was the base for 2008

Yep

MikeSVX · 07-13-2013, 12:59 PM

I didn't think the LS2 came in a 6.2l. My fathers Trailblazer SS was a 6.0l LS2.

ChrisBlair · 07-13-2013, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SIN R G

Last night I went to a local bi-weekly drive in car show. I was talking to a guy with a silver Corvette that had 427 emblems on it. He told me it was a 2008, he purchased it 2 weeks ago and that it really had a 6.2 in it. I was not sure what year the LS3 came out so I asked if it had the LS3 or the LS2. He told me that it had the L52 which I did know was not a Chevy motor and I told him that. He quickly opened the hood and pointed to the emblem on the motor and said "See it is a L52". Doing my best to keep from laughing I told him that it was an S and not a 5. He gave me the look like, Wow buddy you sure are stupid. I finally walked away and I am sure he still thinks he has a L52.

Shoulda told him you had a better one, an L53

derklug · 07-14-2013, 07:44 AM

Sort of like the girl who wanted to buy a new "710" cap.

Stingr69 · 07-15-2013, 10:20 AM

You have to have some seriously thick skin when you have car show conversations......

05stram · 07-15-2013, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Stingr69

You have to have some seriously thick skin when you have car show conversations......

Very true - I had a guy who was having linkage issues come to me at a show so he suggested. He said he believed his pump or drum was messed up in his Lenco. So I crawled up under the car and watched his linkage shift through for him unbound and noticed his case was cast iron. I ask him to again explain his problem and he told me he could only get reverse when pulling his shifter through the full pattern after low gear. Anybody want to guess what was going on?

Someone had found and old Powerglide pre 58 and converted it for drag racing and this car ended up with it. He neither had a Lenco nor linkage problems but argued me that I was wrong because his cousin built the car with the Lenco. I tried to explain to him people called erroneously a valved powerglide a Lenco but to no end I was wrong and he had issues. So I gave up and walked away. Two months later at another show he walked up and apologizes after learning from another guy I was correct and his Camaro should of had an aluminum case and not a goofy glide which I had to explain to him was because of his shift pattern.

ChrisBlair · 07-16-2013, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by derklug

Sort of like the girl who wanted to buy a new "710" cap.

Or guys trying to find the '1 DI-OT' form. Where the heck is that form??? I feel so dumb!

Mrchop · 08-20-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

Or guys trying to find the '1 DI-OT' form. Where the heck is that form??? I feel so dumb!

I also seen this as the ID-10T Form. You have to fill this out to get your drivers license in various states.

Rockhead · 08-25-2013, 12:14 AM

He musta loved your " 55 " Camaro.

07-12-2013, 07:56 AM	#16
SSDan Drives: 2016 1SS 6MT NPP Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lake Murray, SC Posts: 2,261 View My Garage	I have LS3 emblems on the hood and at a car show a guy walked up and said "I have a Camaro just like yours with a 6 MT and everything but why do you have a 5.3 L engine and I have a 6.2 L engine ? I said what - and he pointed to my emblems and said your hood says L53." __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS Hyper Blue 6MT NPP 2010 Camaro 2SS Cam/Headers/CAI/3.91 gears 476 rwhp/440 rwtq (sold)

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07-14-2013, 07:44 AM	#20
derklug Drives: 12 Boss 302 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Posts: 1,369	Sort of like the girl who wanted to buy a new "710" cap. __________________ The biggest mistakes in life come when you know exactly what you are doing.

08-25-2013, 12:14 AM	#25
Rockhead Hoser. Drives: 2018 Z06 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greatest Country in the world. Posts: 1,104	He musta loved your " 55 " Camaro. __________________ Speed is a substitute for clearance.

07-15-2013, 10:20 AM	#21
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,848 View My Garage	You have to have some seriously thick skin when you have car show conversations......