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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
The 5.2 Voodoo is the largest production FPC V8 built. No one ever said it won't match or beat the LS3 in torque but it will beat the LS7 in power. It's an impressive engine. GM doesn't have an N/A engine even close to that kind of performance.
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We don't yet know what this engine can do. It's the first time Ford has tried their hand at this, and while it might rev real high and make lots of power, the car they're putting it in is not light like a Ferrari. It could probably use the torque.
I also can't help but grin that now, nearly 10 years later...Ford has finally come up with an answer for GM's engineering in the LS7. Nevertheless, I'd rather have a modern small-block Chevy any day - because they're very smart power plants.
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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
Based on your statement, you must not have thought the Z/28 was very impressive either.
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I think the Z/28 was incredibly impressive. The aerodynamics exceeded the Corvette's engineering at the time, the DSSV dampers and obsessive attention to bushings and other suspension components suggest a truly dedicated approach to building a factory race car. They focused on the chassis first and foremost and put an available racing-spec engine into it to push it along. The LS7 is "old", and probably the least difficult thing about building the Z/28.
Ford is trying to do the same thing in building a race car. It's no longer a unique goal, because Camaro team did it first. But they seem to be doing what Ford always does - focus on the engine first, build the car second.
If the question is a factory-built race car, I like GM's approach to the answer better. I always have, which is why I'm here.
So, don't mistake what I'm saying - I don't think the GT350R is unimpressive...It just doesn't do it for me.