GM Powertrain St. Catharines Show & Shine

[3whiterag]

Hello Everyone! This event attracts people from all over Ontario and people from all over the U.S. So, that is why I posted it here. Hope you make the effort to attend to see where your engines were built!

Good Day Everybody!
Help Us Celebrate 100 Years of General Motors and the 10th. Anniversary of the GM Powertrain St. Catharines Show & Shine Event!
The date for the GM Powertrain St. Catharines Auto Show Event is Friday August 8th. 2008. Last year we had over 350 vehicles registered. The S & S is open to all GM powered vehicles and those registering a vehicle are given two tickets for a Plant Tour. There is also a special limited tour of the Dyno Lab. We have vendors and a BBQ available and proceeds are given to charity. There is no charge for registration and it is a one day event, rain or shine. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me. Please mark this date on your calendar and hopefully your club will be able to attend! Registration can done electronically from our site (GMPowertrain.ca - Dedicated to the employees of GMPowertrain St. Catharines) or e-mail me (tom.laing@gm.com) with your information. I need name, address, phone and postal code as well as year make and model of vehicle that is being registered! There will be a club participation award so tell me what Club you belong to. Goody Bags will be given to the first 300 people that pre-register! We build Corvette and other great Engines!! Hint
Visit the GM Powertrain St. Catharines Web Site at GMPowertrain.ca - Dedicated to the employees of GMPowertrain St. Catharines. and see what we are all about!
Spend the weekend here in the Niagara Peninsula and get a taste of wine country and if you wish, a little bit of the Casino Niagara.
Pre-registration Preferred


Note: For the Plant Tour, adequate footwear must be worn – Full leather shoes with a heel no higher than 1” and NO open toes or heels. (No running shoes or sandals will be allowed in the Plant) Safety Glasses and Hearing Protection will be provided.

Regards,

Tom Laing
GM Powertrain, St. Catharines
“World’s Best Powertrains”
'tel: 905.641.4163
PTT: 173
+fax: 905.641.4204
mail: tom.laing@gm.com
,Mailcode: CA1-500-002
GMPowertrain.ca - Dedicated to the employees of GMPowertrain St. Catharines

[cancam]

I have registered already
For those signing up put SSR Fanatics in the group name so we are registered together

Cam

[3whiterag]

Bump!

[3whiterag]

Just a reminder about the GM Powertrain St. Catharines S & S event on August 8th. We build LS3 and other fine engines!

[REBEL]

I'm there

[cancam]

It's Show Time !!

[BIG JIM]

Hey.....sorry we can't make it. I would love any LS2 info they might have or
Pin's,Patch?

[REBEL]

Jim I have a pin from the goody bag, and it's yours.

The tour was short,
We saw the heads being assembled and torque. Pans going on. Heads to the block, all the way to a complete engine.
They cold test the engines by pumping air in them and reading many sensors attached
to them.
Except the Vett manual engines they are hot tested with propane. We watched them hot test a few.

I was surprised to hear they do not inspect any supplier parts coming in. This plant expects 100% perfect part from their suppliers. If a test motor has a problem the whole run is pulled and shipped to a third party for tear down and inspection. Any
faulty part is returned to supplier and all expenses involved is on there shoulders.

Piston specs are held to with in 8 microns.

I was able to talk to the quality top dog while following the yellow brick road through the plant. Our LM4 where built there also, and he was telling me the LM4 are closer to the LS6 than the LS2. The new LS9 for the Vetts are considered a blueprinted engine do to the tight specks and testing.
This is the guy who nods to engine replacement under warranty.
He told me after 3 warranty engines to one lady he did some investigating and found she was a weekend drag racer, no number four coming.

The factory is much better laid out, quieter, temp comfortable, then my food factory.
(The section we seen)

A good mix of men and women on the line.

One of the keys to having a good build I was told is having the same person doing the same job every day. They can develop a feel a smell a sense if there is a problem with part fitment.

[cancam]

Big Jim I did not receive anything and left my camera at home

SO no memories for this little trip

[REBEL]

I took a few when I first got there, and then forgot to take more after everyone was set up.

[3whiterag]

Hey guys, I want to thank you all for taking the time and making the effort to attend our event especially under the poor weather conditions in the morning, but it did turn out to be a great day! Your participation was very much appreciated!