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This is an engine specification guide for General Motors’ fifth-generation supercharged LT4 engine that launched in 2015.

GM has built two different engines designated as the LT4:

  • 1996–1997 LT4 – Gen II, 5.7L, small block
  • 2015–Present LT4 – Gen V, 6.2L, supercharged small block

The high-performance 6.2L, supercharged Gen 5 LT4 debuted in the 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06.

LT4 6.2L engines are all aluminum and use Active Fuel Management (AFM) and Variable Valve Timing (VVT). The engines also use direct fuel injection technology, which shoots fuel directly into the combustion chamber instead of the intake runner.

The LT4 is not Flex Fuel-capable (E85).

The LT4 makes 195 horsepower and 195 ft.-lbs. of torque more than its naturally aspirated cousin, the LT1. To accomplish this, the LT4 uses:

  • A compact, 1.7L blower
  • A stronger crank, rods, and pistons
  • Rotocast aluminum heads

Some versions of the LT4 came with a dry sump oiling system.

An LT4 6.2L crate engine is now available.

The information listed below is for a stock engine.

(Summit Racing’s Brian Nutter and Paul Spurlock contributed to this article.)

Chevy LT4 Engine Specs

LT4 Performance Specifications

LT4 Applications

LT4 Engine Block Specs

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LT4 Cylinder Heads

NOTE: Blank specifications are currently unavailable.

LT4 Camshafts

LT4 Cam Specs
Part Number12642245
Duration @ .050 in. (int./exh.)189°/223°
Valve Lift (int./exh.)0.492 in./0.551 in.
Lobe Separation Angle120°
Cam Gear Attachment1-Bolt
Cam Gear Poles4X
Active Fuel Management (AFM)Yes**
Variable Valve Timing (VVT)Yes

NOTE: **All versions used AFM with one exception — the Chevy Camaro ZL1 with manual transmission.

LT4 Valvetrain

Other Key LT4 Specs