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Originally Posted by Tal
Wondering when we'll hear news about this again. GM is building quite a variety of direct injection engines with the four cylinder's updated via the 2.0T + 2.4 along with the V6's updated with 3.0 and 3.6 blocks. It seems to me that this is the time for some DI V8 lovin!
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it is time.... for us. but they are probably trying to fine tune everything before throwing a DI v8 into a car (which takes time and testing before launch anyway)
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Originally Posted by phatman
- Z28 -
There I said it ! I went there ! Got here - an nooooone else is here - but I don't care if I'm here all a-lone...
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ur a day late and a dollar short.... I've been saying it for a while now. lol
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Originally Posted by edbrick
I just wonder. At one time Fbodfather said something along the lines of forget what you know about currently available engines. I think new engines were put on hold but I wouldnt be surprised if in a year or two we get a new direct injected V8 and of course this would all be top secret because if it got out most would wait for the new engine. I might be dreaming but hey I can dream Right
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that he did say.
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Originally Posted by Kyle2k
It would be nice- but I have a feeling a displacement drop would accompany the direct injection.
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that was more towards what Fbod was getting at for future engines
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Originally Posted by DGthe3
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 ...
werd. hp sells cars, torque wins races. some people only care about hp numbers but dont care that they arent getting those numbers till redline. its nice to rev, its nicer to move.
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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why not both? DI v8 pushing near 500 hp and 30+ mpg
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Originally Posted by edbrick
30 mpg's should be the sweet spot. You cant ask for better than that. After the first design of this engine series comes out i'm sure hp would increase from there as they improve the design.
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35 should be the sweet spot. no reason to barely bump the bar up, we should be achieving great power and great (not good) mpg.