How can the engine be so small?
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How can the engine be so small?
It just dawned on me that 4.3 litres is about 262 cubic inches.
When I was a kid, my mom had an old Dodge 225 slant 6.
That car was a dog.
How can the SC engine be so small and still have such decent acceleration.
Is it just the fact that it's an eight cylinder or is it in the gearing?
Seems strange.
When I was a kid, my mom had an old Dodge 225 slant 6.
That car was a dog.
How can the SC engine be so small and still have such decent acceleration.
Is it just the fact that it's an eight cylinder or is it in the gearing?
Seems strange.
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It just dawned on me that 4.3 litres is about 262 cubic inches.
When I was a kid, my mom had an old Dodge 225 slant 6.
That car was a dog.
How can the SC engine be so small and still have such decent acceleration.
Is it just the fact that it's an eight cylinder or is it in the gearing?
Seems strange.
When I was a kid, my mom had an old Dodge 225 slant 6.
That car was a dog.
How can the SC engine be so small and still have such decent acceleration.
Is it just the fact that it's an eight cylinder or is it in the gearing?
Seems strange.
4.3 liter, V-8, 262 cid putting out 300 HP. Gotta love innovation and technology advances huh? And also the HP being put out by some of the six cylinders today is just crazy. Not like your parents cars LOL.
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Your Mom's old Dodge was sucking gas through a carburetor. Sometimes it was too rich, sometimes too lean, so they had to design the valves, heads and cams for that compromise. Today’s direct fuel injection is metered down to the millionth of a second so your engine gets the precise amount of fuel and air it needs all the time. And as it’s been said, that little V8 probably weighs a lot less than your Mom’s six-banger. Course, that really doesn’t mean all that much since an SC430 weighs more than an old Dodge Dart. How heavy the engine is means more to handling than acceleration. By not having a heavy iron lump in the front, it’s easy to get good weight distribution. But trying to almost two tons is still a chore.
Your Mom's old Dodge was sucking gas through a carburetor. Sometimes it was too rich, sometimes too lean, so they had to design the valves, heads and cams for that compromise. Today’s direct fuel injection is metered down to the millionth of a second so your engine gets the precise amount of fuel and air it needs all the time. And as it’s been said, that little V8 probably weighs a lot less than your Mom’s six-banger. Course, that really doesn’t mean all that much since an SC430 weighs more than an old Dodge Dart. How heavy the engine is means more to handling than acceleration. By not having a heavy iron lump in the front, it’s easy to get good weight distribution. But trying to almost two tons is still a chore.
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