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Ok you Vette head experts, why in 2019 do Vette's still have a push rod engine and bodies still plastic (or some variance of plastic)? Thanks
Are you using the pejorative term "plastic" just to **** people off, or what? The original Corvette used a fiber glass body, an innovation of its time. The current SMC is a much more modern variation. You should ask why other models "still use" metal and have not upgraded to synthetic material. SMC is the more modern material, so you've got that whole idea entirely backwards. Why a push-rod? Why not? What's so great about a DOHC engine? It's much more complex and tends to whine like a ricer. The push rod is simple, has tons of torque, and holds its own with everything else, as the specs easily prove. Mine gets 27.5 mpg, so it has nothing to apologize for. Surely you know these basics already. The real question is, what value is there in starting an argument?
Actually, this gets discussed some around the rule making for various endurance racing series (ACO, organizers of 24 hours of Le Mans, and FIA and the US sports car authorities).
A pushrod V8 weighs less than a 4 cam DOHC v8 of similar displacement. Adding to the advantage, the weight in a pushrod V8 is lower, which makes the CG of the entire car lower. As long as you figure out how to make enough power, a pushrod V8 actually has those advantages over some of the more 'exotic' 4 cam engines that they are up against.
My Mustang buddy says same thing. I tell him because it still kicks a Ford motors ***. The GM OHV still beat the Ford DOHC engine for top speed and is rock solid. Rumor has it C8 will be a OHC motor. NASCAR package is still a OHV motor and seems to perform just fine.
Are you using the pejorative term "plastic" just to **** people off, or what? The original Corvette used a fiber glass body, an innovation of its time. The current SMC is a much more modern variation. You should ask why other models "still use" metal and have not upgraded to synthetic material. SMC is the more modern material, so you've got that whole idea entirely backwards. Why a push-rod? Why not? What's so great about a DOHC engine? It's much more complex and tends to whine like a ricer. The push rod is simple, has tons of torque, and holds its own with everything else, as the specs easily prove. Mine gets 27.5 mpg, so it has nothing to apologize for. Surely you know these basics already. The real question is, what value is there in starting an argument?
Unlike many here, who are bitter old men who like to argue, NO., I was asking a simple question.- I own 3 vettes. Im not sure what the material is. Guess your one of the bitter, angry people who look for arguments..Sorry dog!
01-18-2019, 07:23 PM
Why are Vette's still push rod and plastic?
