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Originally Posted by edram454
Look, no problem. cheat like all of them. call Nelson Racing Engines and have them make you a 2000 hp twin turbo, they will fit it in your c4 zr1 and you will be untouchable. Our cars are older technology. Compare the new zr1 to the old ones. Or buy that Mercury Marine 1600 hp lt5 boat monster and cram that in your zr1... who ever has the most money.....wins!!  |
Compare the new zr1 to the old ones...
You mean 6.2L vs. 5.7L?
You mean supercharger vs. N/A?
Ah, bigger CID is what GM Power Train had to do to smother that pesky DOHC LT5!
Supercharging is what GM Power Train had to do to smother those pesky (4.5L CID) VVT/direct injection, 9000 rpm 32V DOHCs
Apples to apples example: 5.0L Coyote @ 440 hp = equates proportionally to 545 hp from a 6.2L...
NOT 450 hp for new 6.2 LT1
AND...we're talking peak numbers, NOT power under the curve. When you do that, this happens:
Team trophy: Fastest 3 passes 2011 & 2013 CPCC Corvette Shootout...
Dave McLellan said the LT5 got GM Power Train off their hands (to come off of the L98). I'm wishing FORD and others great success with their modern DOHC platforms to do it again: Get GM Power Train to wake up and smell the coffee and get on board with a modern, developed DOHC V8 (and a mid-engine Corvette??).
(I can DREAM, can't I?)