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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
I really fail to see the difference or what you expected to be that spectacular here? Aluminum engines have been done before, and were put into cars before the ZL1. Rare, yes, but so is a 550hp 4 lobe rotor supercharger considering this is the 3rd car ever to get one from the factory.
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I understand what you mean. But from what I gather, very few (if any) domestic cars during that time period got aluminum blocks, especially at that power level. The only brand I can think of off of the top of my head that made an aluminum V8 was Buick for a short time in the early 60's. It was unique in the fact that it was the best GM could offer. In this case I really fail to see the wow factor. You said yourself, this is the 3rd car to get one from the factory. So what really sets this apart? That it's in a Camaro? Pricing? If it's pricing I can see that.