Engine, 7.0L V8

Years 1963–79, 2006–09, 2014–15 Models 4 Factory citations 5

Also described as 454ci 460hp Engine — announced, never produced454 CID V8Engine, gas, 8 cylinder, 7.0L, sequential fuel injection, aluminum, GM

Documented applications

Corvette (C3)

1970 Factory-verified

Listed in early 1970 literature at roughly $3,000; 0 built — cancelled in GM's option de-proliferation purge (later sold as crate engine); factory kit spec book documents it as "460 HP RPO LS7" on the power-team/price pages, though it never reached the retail Black Book summary

GM Heritage factory kit — 1970 Chevrolet Corvette, p.76.

Impala / Full-Size

1963–70s (varies) Single-source

Heavy duty & 4 barrel

Camaro — Gen 5 Zeta (2010–2015)

2014 Confirmed

only in: Z/28; 505 hp; GM Authority 2014 RPO list, 2014 RPO changes and 2014 Z/28 page
2015 Single-source

only in: Z/28; years from the GM Authority LS7 engine page only (Camaro Z/28, 2014–2015), which does not credit GM for its codes

Corvette — C6 (2005–2013)

2006–2009 Factory-verified

The 2006 order guide shows it as the Z06 engine (HK p.108, p.116).

GM factory document — 2006 chevrolet corvette rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2007 chevrolet corvette rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2008 chevrolet corvette rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2009 chevrolet corvette rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LS7 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.