The Future of Local Stock-Car Racing is Here--

[AB195]

The CTS525------MSRP is $8750.00---

Is based on the latest generation of "LS" family, and delivers serious power for a serious racing series, including Super-Late Models and such. It is rated at 525 HP, and 471 Lb-ft-of-torque.

This 6.2L engine is similar to the LS3-V-8------that is standard in the Chevy Corvette, but adapted to circle track racing; it comes without a carb., and an intake manifold, a 6 qt. oil pan, and more. The engine is lightweight and strylander heads, using an ALUMINUM BLOCK, with cross-bolted 6-bolt main caps, and high-flow LS3 rectangular-port cylinder heads.

The CTS525 motor comes with coil-near plug ignition, a water pump, exhaust manifold and a CFI certified balancer. All that's needed to complete the assembly is a Carb, a Starter, and an LXS ignition controller. All available from GM.

[AB195]

reply--

by another--he wrote---

"It's only a matter of time people realize that these motors will spank the Gen1 small blocks. These things will run at a high power level for a very long time. I just did a 6.0 that has 420 HP, all stock except for the camshaft. Idles near stock.
I just worked on a Lingenfelter 2011 this morning, with a 6.2 Supercharged LS motor. It's the only car that I had ever driven that would run with my 540 Chevelle. The LS Series Motor is the way to go, if it's legal for the class your in."

[jacko241]

I have seen these and have thought they are a great idea for a slm engine. I would assume the reason we haven't seen them be legalized is that would hurt local engine builders.

[dd38]

The "Crate", "Spec" and "Sealed" engine deal has already hurt local engine builders all over the country. The CT525 sounds good if that's what is competeing against such as in one of the dirt car series. These so called "Spec","Sealed" or whatever you want to call them are putting out well over 600+ horsepower. 75 horsepower is 75 horsepower. I'd be happy just to have 50 more!!!

[mr south 59]

About 3 years ago in Detroit at the ASA banquet the big wig from GM Preformance introduced this motor to the public. ASA was to get the first batch of these motors for ASA competition. ASA put a package together race ready for about $10,000. It really looked like a good package.

The thing I didn't like about it for ASA was that they were going to restrict them to 430hp so that our 604 would still be completive. Why buy a 530hp engine for 10 grand than restrict it when you could get a 604 for around 7 grand and have the same hp.

So I never even considered buying one. It turned out to be a good thing. I am pretty sure that at least the first 10 that ASA got BLEW UP their first time on the track. GM stopped production until they resolved their problems with the engines.

[al_tere_go_05]

Why buy a 530hp engine for 10 grand than restrict it when you could get a 604 for around 7 grand and have the same hp.

Aluminum Block. big diference in weight

[Bosco]

We have been racing the LS motors in road race stock cars for years.
They produce outstanding, reliable power and torque in a package that only weighs about 440 pounds.

The first CT 525 LS3's that were used in ASA had issues because of how people were programming the MSD 6012 units that fire them. I don't believe there was issues internally with the motors.

Our near stock 346 ci LS1 with 750 carb, cam, and headers made nearly 500 HP and propelled our Howe type Camaro to 182 MPH at Daytona and a new class track record. After more than two years of running that motor at Sebring, Daytona, Road Atlanta and others we decided we should freshen it.
It was torn down and showed little wear. We have decided to build a more powerful version with bigger cam, higher compression and CNC ported heads and will keep the old as a spare. We expect the new motor to make close to 100 more HP.

In the old ASA Delco Nationa tour series, teams went from spending six figures per year on motors to running the entire year on one 12K LS1 that was stock internally except for cam and valve springs. These made about 400 HP to the wheels. Made believers out of skeptical crew chiefs.

These motors can save racers money if track owners would be willing to give them a chance.

Many engine builders are already very adept at building and tuning the LS motors including Deland's Byron Koury.

I am not sure if the crate LS motor is the total answer, but I am sure the LS motors in general are the future of short track and other racing. You only have to look at how the LS motors are performing on the dirt to get the idea.

If the aluminum block is a problem for rules makers in the near term, they need only spec the truck iron block for now.

[AB195]

Actually, drag racers discovered these ten(10) years ago, running up and down the East Coast.. They'll be in local short tracks soon, for sure.

A conventional 355/383 will get smoked by an LS of the same size cid, hands down. The LS head flow is light years ahead of the old 23 degree designs.