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Old 03-19-2013, 03:25 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham View Post
I was very interested in this concept from the first rumor years ago.....but if you had told me I'd be drooling over a V6, I'd have told you you were insane.

Hell...if you'd have said that the TTV6 would have 420/430 tq...I'd have called you nuts...I thought 400 would be a stretch And.....I think those are estimates, right? Could be as awesome as 430/440?
I don't see why it can't go quite a bit further than that. We have several Supercharged LLTs running those HP levels without issue and the LFX is a lot more FI-friendly. Lowering the compression ratio to 10.2:1 should allow it to run quite a bit more boost, and it sounds like the beefed up the rods (which are already very tough) and the pistons (which we've seen some breakage on in the LLTs). I bet the tuners will have these things running around 600 BHP in no time. I would think GM is just being a bit conservative and leaving something on the plate if they get some competiton from Ford.
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