<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by carbking:
If you are serious about the ancestor of the LS-1 being the Cadillac 331 rather than the bowtie, then I have much more respect for the LS-1, as the 331 Cadillac was a very respected engine. Sydney Allard used then (along with Lincoln) in his Allard sports racing cars. We have done many multiple carburetor set-ups for the old 331. The first available (to my knowledge) was a dual deuce manifold available from Detroit Engineering about 1949. It used two of the stock two-barrel Carter carburetors from 1949.
Again, if true, this would remove 1 of my major objections to the Holden SS. While I mildly disagree with some of the "ramblings" of dragncar, I quite agree with his comments about putting a bowtie engine in ANY vehicle called GTO. Chevrolet Division is probably responsible for killing the real Pontiac V-8 (if you can't beat the competition, eliminate it). Using a bowtie engine in a vehicle with the name of Pontiac's performance flagship (even if it isn't) smacks of heresy! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm very serious about the ancestory. The LS1 is a brand new engine design, but the key ingredient of the design is the OHV arrangement.
And the Kettering OHV 331 CI Caddy is the original.
And I'm proud to say I own one of the originals in my '49 Caddy Limo.
Now that I've eliminated your major objection to the new GTO, I expect you to go out and buy one right away...
