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Motor Trend Magazine has done an excellent Q&A with Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and the rest of the LT1 powertrain team regarding the new 2014 C7 Corvette LT1 engine:
Q&A with Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and the LT1 Team On the Gen-5 Small Block V-8
Written by: Frank Markus on October 24 2012 11:45 AM
Motor Trend Magazine
We were there with Juechter, who’s been with GM for more than 30 years and is largely considered the father of the modern Corvette, and the rest of the LT1 team at the new engine’s unveiling. Below is a sampling from a Q&A session at the event with answers from Juechter and his LT1 team.
MT: Why no cam-in-cam phasing like the Viper uses?
LT1 Team: That would have made the engine significantly longer and heavier and the benefits did not outweigh the packaging downside.
Read more: Q&A with Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and the LT1 Team On the Gen-5 Small Block V-8 - WOT on Motor Trend
Q&A with Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and the LT1 Team On the Gen-5 Small Block V-8
Written by: Frank Markus on October 24 2012 11:45 AM
Motor Trend Magazine
We were there with Juechter, who’s been with GM for more than 30 years and is largely considered the father of the modern Corvette, and the rest of the LT1 team at the new engine’s unveiling. Below is a sampling from a Q&A session at the event with answers from Juechter and his LT1 team.
MT: Why no cam-in-cam phasing like the Viper uses?
LT1 Team: That would have made the engine significantly longer and heavier and the benefits did not outweigh the packaging downside.
Read more: Q&A with Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and the LT1 Team On the Gen-5 Small Block V-8 - WOT on Motor Trend
