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The LS6 in the C5 ZO6 was 405 HP. It was OHV and only 5.7L
Hell, even the new Hyundai 4.6L is 375 HP!
In todays HP wars, if you're building 6.0 V8's with only 360 HP, you're falling behind the times.
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Who cares how it's designed? The two words I used were "weak" and "6.0".
The LS6 in the C5 ZO6 was 405 HP. It was OHV and only 5.7L
Hell, even the new Hyundai 4.6L is 375 HP!
In todays HP wars, if you're building 6.0 V8's with only 360 HP, you're falling behind the times.
The LS6 in the C5 ZO6 was 405 HP. It was OHV and only 5.7L
Hell, even the new Hyundai 4.6L is 375 HP!
In todays HP wars, if you're building 6.0 V8's with only 360 HP, you're falling behind the times.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=t_HPSOGcnD4
Top Gear's Review of the Vauxhall VXR8 which is the same thing.
Top Gear's Review of the Vauxhall VXR8 which is the same thing.
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if they just got rid of that ugly Pontiac front grill it would sell a ton!
So many nice domestics that get butchered when brought to the US, Holden's, Opel's, Ford Cosworths. If we get them at all. No wonder the domestics are dying, they won't give the people what they want, they have the cars, they just fail at bringing them over or they rebage or redesign exactly what makes them so desireable in the first place. Ugh.
So many nice domestics that get butchered when brought to the US, Holden's, Opel's, Ford Cosworths. If we get them at all. No wonder the domestics are dying, they won't give the people what they want, they have the cars, they just fail at bringing them over or they rebage or redesign exactly what makes them so desireable in the first place. Ugh.
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I've seen slips for 11s on drags with some work done to the engine.....Reliable, easy to fix, easy to mod......
GS 350 is a marvel.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t_HPSOGcnD4
Top Gear's Review of the Vauxhall VXR8 which is the same thing.
Top Gear's Review of the Vauxhall VXR8 which is the same thing.
0-60 under 5 seconds... that's a FAST car.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=t_HPSOGcnD4
Top Gear's Review of the Vauxhall VXR8 which is the same thing.
Top Gear's Review of the Vauxhall VXR8 which is the same thing.
If that magazine was comparing the SRT8 charger to the G8, they are crazy. SRT8s trap high 100s all day long. When Camry's run almost 100mph traps, 101mph isn't that fast. Its a delayed launch on some roll-on action with a V6 Camry that will cause it to lose and never catch up.
I think the 360hp is a big mistake. Why not drop a detuned LS3 in there? That engine is a BEAST
By what standards?
Most people who bash output from domestic engines have no concept of design to begin with.
It's OHV, not OHC. OHV is generally lighter and more efficient than an OHC of the same size. The tradeoff is less power. You can't have it all.
Let me put it this way: the Germans and Japanese could not make a better OHV engine than GM.
Most people who bash output from domestic engines have no concept of design to begin with.
It's OHV, not OHC. OHV is generally lighter and more efficient than an OHC of the same size. The tradeoff is less power. You can't have it all.
Let me put it this way: the Germans and Japanese could not make a better OHV engine than GM.
They are generally lighter, but no way in HELL more efficient. More compact yes. But OHC engines are MUCH more efficient than OHV engines. (as far as gas engine to gas engine can be compared in the efficiency department -- Diesels are much more efficient than either)
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