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08-24-2005, 09:32 PM
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What if...? What if GM started making DOHC engines for the Vettes and others? Would they make more HP with the same displacement? I'm asking because I noticed that the Caddys have it, I think, with only a 4.3L they make 330HP/330TQ. I know the DOHC options are more expensive but someone show me the light 
08-24-2005, 09:41 PM
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If they made it, they would make more power. Nearly all of the best engines on the world market use 4-5 valves per cylinder and make upwards of 1 hp per cc of displacement. That means a 6.0L GM motor could make 600 hp theoretically if it made engines like Ferrari, BMW, and Honda.
Of course, you could kiss your $50K C6s and $35K GTOs good bye as a DOHC engine would add an astronomical amount to the purchase price of these cars. Pushrod motors are cheap to build and have excellent reliability. It's a trade off , but when it's all said and done, we get more for our money.
Of course, you could kiss your $50K C6s and $35K GTOs good bye as a DOHC engine would add an astronomical amount to the purchase price of these cars. Pushrod motors are cheap to build and have excellent reliability. It's a trade off , but when it's all said and done, we get more for our money.
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I figured they would be $$$$ but it is nice to imagine. That explains the stangs. Not saying they are faster but just why they use smaller displacement.
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it also requires a bigger head, and well, that may become tough to fit in a corvette.
look at the size of the mustang engine, its physically MUCH bigger than our ls1's despite being 1.1L less of displacement
look at the size of the mustang engine, its physically MUCH bigger than our ls1's despite being 1.1L less of displacement
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
If they made it, they would make more power. Nearly all of the best engines on the world market use 4-5 valves per cylinder and make upwards of 1 hp per cc of displacement. That means a 6.0L GM motor could make 600 hp theoretically if it made engines like Ferrari, BMW, and Honda.
Of course, you could kiss your $50K C6s and $35K GTOs good bye as a DOHC engine would add an astronomical amount to the purchase price of these cars. Pushrod motors are cheap to build and have excellent reliability. It's a trade off , but when it's all said and done, we get more for our money.
Of course, you could kiss your $50K C6s and $35K GTOs good bye as a DOHC engine would add an astronomical amount to the purchase price of these cars. Pushrod motors are cheap to build and have excellent reliability. It's a trade off , but when it's all said and done, we get more for our money.
