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Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine
The Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine is a dual-overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine designed by General Motors. While technically a small-block engine because of its bore spacing of 4.4 inches, General Motors engineers do not consider it to be a part of the traditional Chevrolet small block lineage because of the substantial reworking, specialized development, and unique technical features distinguishing its design.
The Gemini is a clean-sheet design, mechanically unrelated to both the LS-based engines and the Cadillac Blackwing V8. Its most notable traits include a flat-plane crankshaft and dual-overhead camshafts, which represents a departure from the traditional pushrod valves and crossplane crankshafts found in all previous generations of Chevrolet small-block engines. As of July 2024, the Gemini engine has two variants, dubbed LT6 and LT7.
The LT6 is a 5.5-liter, naturally-aspirated V8 engine. It debuted in the eighth-generation Corvette Z06, and was unveiled on October 26, 2021.
While the LT6 features a redline of 8,600 RPM, it generates a maximum of 670 hp (500 kW; 679 PS) at 8,400 RPM and 460 lb⋅ft (624 N⋅m) of torque at 6,300 RPM. These figures make it the most powerful naturally-aspirated production V8 engine of all time; the engine to previously hold this title, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series M159 6.2-liter V8, made 622 hp (464 kW; 631 PS) at 7,400 RPM.
The LT6 is also the largest flat-plane V8 used in a production car by displacement, dethroning the Ford Voodoo. This is notable due to the additional vibrations inherent to this architecture compared to a crossplane V8, which tend to scale up with displacement.
A modified version of the LT6 has powered the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R since 2019, and many features in the racing engine carry over to the road engine. Other notable features include a cast aluminum block, dual coil valve springs supporting titanium intake & sodium filled exhaust valves, forged aluminum pistons, forged titanium connecting rods, active split intake manifold with twin 87mm throttle bodies, four-into-two-into-one stainless steel exhaust headers, and a factory six-stage 10-quart dry sump oiling system with individual crank bay scavenging.
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The LT7 is a twin-turbocharged variant of the LT6 which debuted in the eighth-generation Corvette ZR1 and was unveiled on July 25, 2024. The LT7 has a redline of 8,000 RPM, generating 1,064 hp (793 kW; 1,079 PS) at 7,000 RPM and 828 lb⋅ft (1,123 N⋅m) of torque at 6,000 RPM.
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Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine
The Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine is a dual-overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine designed by General Motors. While technically a small-block engine because of its bore spacing of 4.4 inches, General Motors engineers do not consider it to be a part of the traditional Chevrolet small block lineage because of the substantial reworking, specialized development, and unique technical features distinguishing its design.
The Gemini is a clean-sheet design, mechanically unrelated to both the LS-based engines and the Cadillac Blackwing V8. Its most notable traits include a flat-plane crankshaft and dual-overhead camshafts, which represents a departure from the traditional pushrod valves and crossplane crankshafts found in all previous generations of Chevrolet small-block engines. As of July 2024, the Gemini engine has two variants, dubbed LT6 and LT7.
The LT6 is a 5.5-liter, naturally-aspirated V8 engine. It debuted in the eighth-generation Corvette Z06, and was unveiled on October 26, 2021.
While the LT6 features a redline of 8,600 RPM, it generates a maximum of 670 hp (500 kW; 679 PS) at 8,400 RPM and 460 lb⋅ft (624 N⋅m) of torque at 6,300 RPM. These figures make it the most powerful naturally-aspirated production V8 engine of all time; the engine to previously hold this title, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series M159 6.2-liter V8, made 622 hp (464 kW; 631 PS) at 7,400 RPM.
The LT6 is also the largest flat-plane V8 used in a production car by displacement, dethroning the Ford Voodoo. This is notable due to the additional vibrations inherent to this architecture compared to a crossplane V8, which tend to scale up with displacement.
A modified version of the LT6 has powered the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R since 2019, and many features in the racing engine carry over to the road engine. Other notable features include a cast aluminum block, dual coil valve springs supporting titanium intake & sodium filled exhaust valves, forged aluminum pistons, forged titanium connecting rods, active split intake manifold with twin 87mm throttle bodies, four-into-two-into-one stainless steel exhaust headers, and a factory six-stage 10-quart dry sump oiling system with individual crank bay scavenging.
Applications:
The LT7 is a twin-turbocharged variant of the LT6 which debuted in the eighth-generation Corvette ZR1 and was unveiled on July 25, 2024. The LT7 has a redline of 8,000 RPM, generating 1,064 hp (793 kW; 1,079 PS) at 7,000 RPM and 828 lb⋅ft (1,123 N⋅m) of torque at 6,000 RPM.