05-03-2016 | #29 |
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri
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Re: Prototype Engines
Exactly! It is mind-blowing to imagine what could have been. Taking cues from our new Buick SUV, with the VVT, DI, DOHC 24 valve 3.6L that makes 288 hp with a flat torque curve from ~ 2300 to 7000 rpm. Coupled with the torque amplification of the 6 (or is it 8?) speed auto trans, it makes for a smooth, firm power delivery anywhere w/in speed limit driving. My mind can't help but wander to what a state-of-the -art, 32-valve 8500+ rpm, DOHC, 6.2L with VVT and DI would have done to Corvette by now! (Do we dare even think about a V-12?
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