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Old 04-14-2009, 11:23 AM   #157
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Originally Posted by BeermanSS View Post
yeah, I bet you could get over 400 hp out of a 5 litre DI V8. Lexus gets 416 out of their 5 litre in the ISF i think. Getting back to the 350 chevy would be cool 5.7 litre SIDI VVT with 450 hp and 450 ft-lbs and get 30 MPGs or so. That would be NICE
But that 5.0 only makes 350 ft lbs, which is a pretty big drop from the LS3. I agree with you on the 5.7/350 however ...

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Originally Posted by Kyle2k View Post
Oh for sure, I'd just like to see some DI LS3's or LS7's for that matter.
that would be pretty cool too. ~500 hp LS3 @ 26-27 mpg, ~600 hp LS7 @ 25 mpg. I'm not sure what would be better. A 30 mpg V8 or an insanely powerful one.
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