C8.R video - testing at Sebring
12-08-2018, 04:11 PM
#161
I really hope not for reliability's sake. Ford's experience on the GT350 has been horrendous. They're prone to vibration and have a lot of undesirable characteristics.
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12-08-2018, 04:21 PM
#162
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12-08-2018, 05:15 PM
#163
Ford had never done one before...it's not surprising they are having problems.
The 458 I drove didn't have undue vibration at all...seemed fine to me.
They're prone to vibration and have a lot of undesirable characteristics.
12-08-2018, 05:17 PM
#164
Yes, and Ferrari engines are so easy and inexpensive to maintain. I don't believe GM has any much experience w/ V8 flat plane crank engines either.
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12-08-2018, 05:25 PM
#165
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12-08-2018, 05:29 PM
#166
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Finally something solid in this forum. Sounds great.
12-08-2018, 05:37 PM
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I think it's safe to assume the front and rear lights are the production version. And they look great!
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12-08-2018, 06:02 PM
#168
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it’s a v6.... with turbos..... I had a feeling that’s what it would sound like. Chevy is following the trend... nsx.... v6 turbo, Ford gt...v6 turbo. The ford gt was designed to win the class, that’s why it has a v6. The 5.5 l v8 in the c7r was limited like crazy to meet racing class rules.... the rules give advantages to v6 motors... the c8r has a v6....look, go to YouTube and and watch clips of the IMSA nsx and gt.... they sound the same.
12-08-2018, 06:52 PM
#169
It could appear in the 3rd quarter of 2019 at WEC events, but they can't make it for IMSA, which is very important to GM and the US market. With the first IMSA event (Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona) happening in a little over a month, they have to commit to the C7R. Changing horses in mid-season means you start over points-wise.
In addition, I'm not sure what we saw at Sebring is actually the C8R. It may be testing of the street car with a hot engine by Pratt & Miller as they ramp up development of the C8R. Doug Fehan is already on record that they'll campaign the C7R throughout the 2019 season.
In addition, I'm not sure what we saw at Sebring is actually the C8R. It may be testing of the street car with a hot engine by Pratt & Miller as they ramp up development of the C8R. Doug Fehan is already on record that they'll campaign the C7R throughout the 2019 season.
12-09-2018, 12:05 AM
#170
Drifting
Wow awesome. Sure sounds like this Super Car
12-10-2018, 01:03 AM
#171
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Why some people prefer the old version I simply can't understand..... whats so special about the v8 rumble... seriously, get with the times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXT-ev_a5U&t=51s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXT-ev_a5U&t=51s
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12-15-2018, 02:48 PM
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Why? BMW never offered a V8 in the Z4 but raced it in GTLM with a V8.
12-15-2018, 03:03 PM
#174
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Because IMO, BMW acted like a spoiled child and said that if they can not get that exemption, “we are taking our marbles and going home.”
Conversely, Doug Fehan is conversely a class act, doesn’t play those games, instead welcomes competition even if we have to race “uphill” — with others getting advantages we do not have.
Conversely, Doug Fehan is conversely a class act, doesn’t play those games, instead welcomes competition even if we have to race “uphill” — with others getting advantages we do not have.
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12-15-2018, 03:50 PM
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7 years free maintenance but a 3 year/unlimited mile warranty. Owner pays for all mechanical repairs in years 4,5,6 &7.
Small 4-cylinder engines are fairly smooth with their flat plane crankshafts but get pretty coarse as displacements approach 3 liters. Flat plane V8’s have been described as a pairing of two 4-cylinders. Ferrari’s small flat-plane V8s are pretty vibration-free at 3.9 liters. The big flat-plane V8 in the GT350 is anything but.
Small 4-cylinder engines are fairly smooth with their flat plane crankshafts but get pretty coarse as displacements approach 3 liters. Flat plane V8’s have been described as a pairing of two 4-cylinders. Ferrari’s small flat-plane V8s are pretty vibration-free at 3.9 liters. The big flat-plane V8 in the GT350 is anything but.
12-15-2018, 03:55 PM
#176
So that is why you have fun with the car instead of being a typical Ferrari owner that let's it sit in the garage and does 600 miles a year with it. Buy it new, drive the hell out of it, take advantage of the free maintenance for 7 years, and by the time the warranty is up you'll have 60K miles on it, and all the kinks will be worked out. Exotic cars get a bad rep for being unreliable. Well, they're not. Cars start having issues when they sit for a while, as most exotic cars do. There is a person on Instagram @lamborghiniks with a Pagani, Koenigsegg and a few other exotics. He says his cars are reliable becuase he drives them, and says that exotics become unreliable when they sit for a while. Makes a lot of sense.
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12-15-2018, 04:11 PM
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Mikey likes it.
12-15-2018, 04:32 PM
#178
A lot of misinformation here. I have 35,000 miles on my flat plane crank v8 gt350. There is no NVH concern at all and thats a very big displacement 5.2 liter v8, not a small one either.
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12-15-2018, 04:33 PM
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7 years free maintenance but a 3 year/unlimited mile warranty. Owner pays for all mechanical repairs in years 4,5,6 &7.
Small 4-cylinder engines are fairly smooth with their flat plane crankshafts but get pretty coarse as displacements approach 3 liters. Flat plane V8’s have been described as a pairing of two 4-cylinders. Ferrari’s small flat-plane V8s are pretty vibration-free at 3.9 liters. The big flat-plane V8 in the GT350 is anything but.
I see a lot of ignorant, misinformed people in this forum who like to bury their head in the sand.
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12-15-2018, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by UnhandledException;1598507202[left
I see a lot of ignorant, misinformed people in this forum who like to bury their head in the sand.
Well, it does sound ironic having a forum with a non existantt show room car to begin with.
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