Trackaholic

I don't know. GM and Ford often seem to go in opposite directions when competing against each other.

GM has been using pushrod engines forever.
Ford moved to DOHC a while ago, but GM hasn't bothered responding.

Ford did a one-off FPC (which is amazing, but not without drawbacks), and I don't see GM bothering to reciprocate when they haven't even done a Cross-plane V8 with DOHC yet.

Ford did an aluminum truck bed, GM used carbon-filled plastic.

Ford does turbo-V6 as their top tier light-duty truck engine, GM has a version of the Vette engine.

If anything, the fact that Ford did it already means it is less likely for GM to do it, IMO.

-T

Guard Dad

I’ve owned Fords and I’ve owned GM and enjoyed them both but since the LS1 came out my performance dollars have all (with the exception of a 370Z) gone to GM vehicles. The instant torque and great drivability of the LS1 and LS3 were too good to pass up. Throw in the low center of gravity and the low profile of these modern small blocks and you’ve got real winners.

I used to wish for all the quad cam goodies but I’ve moved on. Now it’s all about the results and not so much about the goodies.

pdiddy972

Me too - flat-plane crankshafts are such a fad and add massive vibration. Look at the GT350 Mustang - shakes itself apart from all the vibrations.

pdiddy972

Why does it mean that? Having a wider RPM range, but only producing good power at the top of that range means you HAVE to use it. IOW you have to run at the top of the RPM range to get useful power out of it.