Favorite V-8
- Thread starter BadBatsuMaru
- 80 comments
- 1,823 views
Race version of course. 
- 807
I didn't forget, I just didn't think enough people would care about the Astra, Falcon, Jaguar XKR, Mercedes CLK 55 or Shelby Cobra.
And I thought it would make it ridiculously huge and screw up the results a little if I included all 3 Corvettes, all 3 Camaros, both R390's, both TS020's, both GT40's and both Esprits.
But the thing is, you shouldn't have included both race cars AND street cars, you should have the R390 road car, the Corvette Z06, the Mustang SVT cobra R, the CLK 55, no astra, no other one, no Mercedez touring car, no GT40 RACE car, cause it's kinda unbalanced ya know?...It's fabisham none the less.
Driftster, although I agree with you on your posts for the most part i'd like to correct you on a few accounts.
400 n/a horsepower out of a V8 is not a problem what so ever for reliability. You could take any standard V8, such as Dodge's 5.9 Magnum, Chevrolets Lt1 349, Ls1 347, Or the Ls6(which makes 400 n/a hp btw.) or Fords 4.6 Dohc or 5.0.
With this, all you would really need is a semi big bore, enough to make stroking useful, (Displacement up anyone?) but very mild cammed, with lots of lift, but small ramps so you have a nice easy powerband, not an extremely engine fatiquing one. Forged pistons and rods, so at high rpms the motor is still secure, such as rods good for 9000 rpms on a 6k rpm motor.
The only problem is people these days want V8 power it seems with a straight 4's gas milage. Companies could easily have 500 n/a hp very reliable, for 150k EASY. However there isn't really a purpose or a market for that car. Thats why we have cars like a corvette Z06 which end at 405 hp with City: 19 MPG / Hwy: 28.
400 n/a horsepower out of a V8 is not a problem what so ever for reliability. You could take any standard V8, such as Dodge's 5.9 Magnum, Chevrolets Lt1 349, Ls1 347, Or the Ls6(which makes 400 n/a hp btw.) or Fords 4.6 Dohc or 5.0.
With this, all you would really need is a semi big bore, enough to make stroking useful, (Displacement up anyone?) but very mild cammed, with lots of lift, but small ramps so you have a nice easy powerband, not an extremely engine fatiquing one. Forged pistons and rods, so at high rpms the motor is still secure, such as rods good for 9000 rpms on a 6k rpm motor.
The only problem is people these days want V8 power it seems with a straight 4's gas milage. Companies could easily have 500 n/a hp very reliable, for 150k EASY. However there isn't really a purpose or a market for that car. Thats why we have cars like a corvette Z06 which end at 405 hp with City: 19 MPG / Hwy: 28.
ok Sominon, they could very easily make a 500HP naturally aspirated v8 car pass emissions? They barely got the 500HP v10 to pass emisssions how would they get the v8? Second in terms of a 400 n/a having NO problem with reliability, that's a paradox my friend, because no engine what so ever is going to have NO problem with reliability, the fact is. The SVT Cobra's 4.6L would make 400HP alot more consistantly, and would BE more reliable than a 4.6L n/a engine. Yeah a company can always build a bigger engine, but no one said anything about differing engines. If a company had the problem of "How can I get 500HP out of this 5.3L Engine" they would answer it by saying "Let's make it 5.6L"
- 20,145
- Australia
- VIPERGTS01
the limited run HRT 427 Monaro has no problem passing emissions and is smooth, as for reliablity it hasnt been around long enough to know (altough it did win a 24hour enduro production race)
it has a 427 big block with about 650-700hp and is N/A
also fuel ecconomy isnt worried about that much when it comes to V8 in australia, there selling better than ever
it has a 427 big block with about 650-700hp and is N/A
also fuel ecconomy isnt worried about that much when it comes to V8 in australia, there selling better than ever
- 49
the 427s engine was lifted straight from the C5R.
But now its dead
The C5R IS a 427 Small block...
but anyway, yeah I know alot of people have high HP cars as daily drivers, like in the 600-700 range even n/a..But there's usually 2 reasons for that.....1 They live in an area with low emission standards..Or 2 it's a "Historic Vehicle" meaning it doesn't have to pass emissions.
but anyway, yeah I know alot of people have high HP cars as daily drivers, like in the 600-700 range even n/a..But there's usually 2 reasons for that.....1 They live in an area with low emission standards..Or 2 it's a "Historic Vehicle" meaning it doesn't have to pass emissions.
- 807
Well, this isn't a "which car is better" poll. I mean, if there was a poll comparing the F688/S and the Pink Vitz, I think more people would vote for the Vitz. It doesn't really have to be balanced.
Similar threads
- Poll
