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From: Everyday you must choose between the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Fredericktown, OH
Re: Read CAR and Driver (speedracer1996)
I haven't seen a stang that could catch up to my 96 yet. :reddevil
However, a friend of mine had a cobra that was rather impressive.
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However, a friend of mine had a cobra that was rather impressive.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Read CAR and Driver (Darcane)
This is the prime example of the complete inferiority of Ford's engine design staff and management:
A 2005 mustang, with a physically huge, heavy, and complex, and expensive to manufacture (many more parts than a push rod v8) engine, with overhead cams, 3 valves per cylinder, and variable valve timing ... makes less horsepower per liter of engine displacement than does the new corvette with a simple but elegant 2 valve pushrod V8.
That folks, is complete domination by GM's Powertrain division over Ford's sorry engine development staff.
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While the C6 is impressive in it's HP rating, HP/Liter is really irrelevant unless you are refering to engines of very similar displacement and configuration. With these two engines, you're quibbling over about 1.5HP/Liter (65.2 vs 66.7), but it is harder to make high HP/Liter numbers with a larger engine so I would agree the LS2 is the better engine. However, my usual commuter (The Vette is my winter beater :D ) makes 158HP/Liter... and it cost me a fraction of what my Vette did. And even cheaper yet, I know of several engines that make in excess of 600 HP/Liter that can be purchased for just over a hundred bucks. You wouldn't want either one of these in your Vette though.
If you really believe HP/Liter means superior engines then I assume you'll be trading in your Vette for a Honda for your next car.
[Modified by Darcane, 3:42 PM 1/12/2004]
A 2005 mustang, with a physically huge, heavy, and complex, and expensive to manufacture (many more parts than a push rod v8) engine, with overhead cams, 3 valves per cylinder, and variable valve timing ... makes less horsepower per liter of engine displacement than does the new corvette with a simple but elegant 2 valve pushrod V8.
That folks, is complete domination by GM's Powertrain division over Ford's sorry engine development staff.
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While the C6 is impressive in it's HP rating, HP/Liter is really irrelevant unless you are refering to engines of very similar displacement and configuration. With these two engines, you're quibbling over about 1.5HP/Liter (65.2 vs 66.7), but it is harder to make high HP/Liter numbers with a larger engine so I would agree the LS2 is the better engine. However, my usual commuter (The Vette is my winter beater :D ) makes 158HP/Liter... and it cost me a fraction of what my Vette did. And even cheaper yet, I know of several engines that make in excess of 600 HP/Liter that can be purchased for just over a hundred bucks. You wouldn't want either one of these in your Vette though.
If you really believe HP/Liter means superior engines then I assume you'll be trading in your Vette for a Honda for your next car.
[Modified by Darcane, 3:42 PM 1/12/2004]
[Modified by Mr6spd, 4:31 AM 1/13/2004]
