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DB #0002 - 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 with Lotus Active Suspension System
« on: December 20, 2012, 11:52:31 AM »
So here is an engine.  It's not a particularly obscure engine, but there's something different about THIS particular engine bay.

Please tell me what SPECIFICALLY is different about the engine shown here, and the SIGNIFICANCE of the vehicle it's installed in.

(It might be helpful to identify the car first.)
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Re: DB #0002
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2012, 03:48:47 AM »
Engine is Lotus developed V8 for the Corvette ZR-1.

Oil pipes was hydraulics for the active suspension they were developing, but did not use until later.
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Re: DB #0002
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2012, 10:14:51 AM »
I like your style with your numbering system bubenator!
'0002' would indicate you plan on posting at least 1000 puzzles, and maybe 9999?!
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Re: DB #0002
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2012, 10:44:57 AM »
Can you feel him gaining on you?  :o



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Re: DB #0002 - 1990 Corvette ZR-1 with Lotus Active Suspension System
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2012, 02:21:03 PM »
Hammerdown takes the cake.  A point to you!

Yes, this is a 1990 Corvette ZR-1 with the Lotus-developed active suspension system.  This was the first vehicle equipped with a fully-active, variable springing and damping system that was available for evaluation on a [relatively] broad scale.  Unfortunately, the hydraulic pump required about 40 hp just to keep the system operational, so the system wasn't implemented for production.
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