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Originally Posted by The Black Stig
I mean but what the hell can else can they do?
How about factor oil squirter's?
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That's one thing. They are standard equip on the 3.6L DI. A new block-design could integrate them. They can also strengthen the casting, they've made incremental improvements to the Gen IV block design over time...such improvements could be further improved upon. They can also reduce the size (and therefore weigh) of the block. The current block supports from 4.8(?) to 7.0L....that's a lot of range. The Gen V block could lower that range to 4.0L - 6.2L (just pulling numbers out of my behind...)and take advantage of the Direct Injection technology to improve power and efficiency. They could improve the sleeving (see Ford's 5.4L for 2011. They might even integrate the oil filter like on the Ecotecs and some of the V6s: Go from the can to the cartrige.
There are lots of things they could do across the board that would benefit from a "new" block design....I'm no engineer, so I can't say what's worth doing or not. But I can say that if it were as easy as swapping the heads...we'd have the new engines already.