why?

[Salvader]

hi
how come we dont have 24 valves on the camaros?

[toast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Salvader:
hi
how come we dont have 24 valves on the camaros?<hr></blockquote>

Simple, GM never offered it.

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[Salvader]

yes, but does it have something to do with the motor, a multivalve camaro (specialy a v6) would had smoked the competition more easily and maybe with out mayor mods. GM makes the grand prix and grand am and they have multi valve motors. Imagine a SS multivalve, every cobra nigthmare.

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[Red2K1]

Why didn't GM put in a bi-turbo V12? Economics! The 3.8 was on the shelf, available, cheap, and reliable. By the way, the 3.8 Series II is an excellent engine.

[Jason McCallister]

GM likes pushrod engines for more torque and longevity.

[mcjoslyn]

DOHC engines are inherently more complex and costly. Two attributes that manufacturers try to avoid. In addition, it's easier to tweak a standard pushrod engine. Look what they did with the Corvettes. Needs some more ponies? Make a few relatively simple mods (mostly to help breathing) and you go from a 345hp LS1 to a 405hp LS6.

[toast]

Ya know it is a shame GM did not do more with the 3.5 "Shortstar" V6. It was an engine based off the 4.6 Northstar but with 2 cly chopped off. From what i hear and from people who have that in engine in there car, it is a really good engine with killer top end. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]