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Originally Posted by venturaII
You know, I was going to spend the time countering nearly every point you tried to make, but honestly I'm really not interested in doing this. This swap clearly isn't for you, and honestly I doubt any swap would be. Fine. Move along.
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Is it really even worth countering. It is all spot on, reasonably written and well thought out.
LS Engine - 497.2 for a manual
From General Motors Corvette web site:
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/
Click on the small, "Specifications" link at the left hand side of this page. On the page that appears, scroll 3/4 of the way down to "Engine Specifications."
From the General himself...
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Total dressed engine mass (wt.) dry
457.6 lb. automatic
497.2 lb. manual
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The manual version would appear to have a flywheel that weighs 40 lb. MORE than the automatic version's flex plate.
LS Short blocks in general:
http://ls1tech.com/forums/generation...ls-blocks.html
J series - 550 lbs
http://www.superstreetonline.com/how...train-weights/
So...there goes the weight argument at least.