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Originally Posted by SuperSound
The Voodoo is the highest displacement FPC built and used in a sports car. Technically Ford did the exact same thing Chevy did, put out their existing V8 to the largest bore size they can and make the valve-train as lightweight as possible to promote high RPM. So really the only thing innovative is the use of FPC.
Agree on the wheels being a first for a mass production car and will probably set a new trend.
Like I said before, definitely innovative, but Ford really used the same formula everyone else does, lighter weight, more power, better suspension design. Not breaking new ground just pushing the envelope to new levels.
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I think you're misinterpreting what I meant by, "formula." Obviously less weight, more power, and better suspension is how a sports car progresses in general. The variables to get there are what they did differently.
Being the highest displacement FPC engine doesn't make it high displacement relative to the pony cars of late. The top tier Mustangs and Camaros have been going bigger displacement or forced induction (or both) for years now. GT500 was 5.4, then 5.8 with blower, ZL1 6.2 with a blower, Z28 7.0. Ford took a different approach, one not typical of the pony cars, with the GT350. High revving, lower torque, FPC. It may not be wildly innovative, but it's a pretty big change of direction as far as pony car powerplants go.
5 years ago if you showed the specs of this engine to any auto enthusiast and asked what manufacturer was using it, the American companies would be at the bottom of the list. Innovation? Not really. Big change? Absolutely. The carbon fiber wheels are, like you said, a first. Just an example of how they took a different approach to the same goal with this car.