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09-25-2001, 04:12 PM | #1 | |
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GM's XV8 concept engine vs. current Northstar engine
It's a 4.3L V8 300bhp, 290lb.-ft., high compression ratio yada yada pushrod yada yada displacment on demand yada yada Or the current 4.6L Northstar with 275-300bhp and 290-300lb.-ft. of twist. |
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09-25-2001, 04:38 PM | #2 | |
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the top one uses better colors
Nah... really though, XV8 appears to be a better choice.
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09-25-2001, 04:43 PM | #3 | |
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better colors...lol
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I'd say colours too, but it makes more Hp with less displacement so I guess it's etter. I think it needs bigger headers.
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09-29-2001, 02:15 PM | #5 | |
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The engine project engineer for the Corvette said that "there is a lot more power potential in there" refering to the pushrod V-8 that made Corvette famous.
It's interesting how just a few years ago OHC engines were the fashion, just before that it was twin turbos. Have more information on that new GM engine? |
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Lets not forget 4-wheel steering, front-drive and Garfield dolls ... I recall a pertinent observation some years ago from a prominent Nascar engine builder, when responding to derogatory Euro-snob comments about his 'neandethal' OHV race motors: Comparing then-current F-1 engines to his Nascar motors, he noted that both engines produced about 6-700hp, but while F-1 units cost $400,000 and lasted maybe 90 minutes between rebuilds, HIS supposedly primitive motors delivered similar fuel economy, cost $20,000 max and went all day (and night). His succinct response: "Who's fooling who?" Hi-tech specifications/fantasy vs. Practical benefits/reality |
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10-01-2001, 06:53 PM | #7 | |
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Thunda Downunda: Ya but NASCAR is boring....
92BlackLT-1: Here is some more info I found. http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/010914-1.htm |
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10-02-2001, 07:30 AM | #8 | |
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Racer 20: Perhaps Nascar is boring (it isn't televised here) ... but few motorsports are as utterly soporific as watching those giant egos poncing around line astern in the glorified soap-opera that masquerades as F-1.
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10-03-2001, 01:53 PM | #9 | |
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I like F1 as a sport but your right about all of that soap-opera crud. It gets lame after a while. But surviving 4-5Gs in your chest then ripping though the corner and going at it again for what seems like an eternity should be "glorified" atleast in a small way right?
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