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[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] has produced two different engines called '''LT1''':
The modern '''LE8''' is a small [[V6]] engine built by [[Suzuki]] for [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. It is a {{auto cc|2491}} engine with an {{convert|84|mm|in|abbr=on}} bore and {{convert|75|mm|in|abbr=on}} stroke. A 9.5:1 compression ratio and [[dual overhead cam]]s pushing four valves per cylinder produce 165 hp (123 kW) and 162 ft·lbf (220 N·m).
* 1970-1972 [[Chevrolet Small-Block engine#LT-1|LT-1]] - Chevrolet Generation I Small-Block
* 1992-1997 [[GM LT engine#LT1|LT1]] - GM Generation II Small-Block


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The LE8 is used in the [[Chevrolet Tracker]].


[[Category:GM engines|LT1]]
Historically, a version of the 454 cu in [[GM Big-Block engine]] for [[pickup trucks]] was also called the LE8.
 
[[Category:GM engines|LE8]]

Latest revision as of 02:18, 4 February 2009

The modern LE8 is a small V6 engine built by Suzuki for General Motors. It is a 2.5 L (2491 cc, 152 cu in) engine with an 84 mm (3.3 in) bore and 75 mm (3.0 in) stroke. A 9.5:1 compression ratio and dual overhead cams pushing four valves per cylinder produce 165 hp (123 kW) and 162 ft·lbf (220 N·m).

The LE8 is used in the Chevrolet Tracker.

Historically, a version of the 454 cu in GM Big-Block engine for pickup trucks was also called the LE8.