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Originally Posted by ender2664
I agree. It is a high preforming good car, I never disputed that. I simply think it is silly when people praise the car for the motor given it is nothing special. Praise it for track times and response or the engine being well suited for the car it is in. It was a good choice to put that engine in that car, but the engine stand alone is truly nothing special.
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Using that logic, the engine itself has been around for over 100 years...therefore no engine is special.
Show me another domestic car that puts down 526 hp naturally aspirated. GM's ls7 puts down 505hp, but it takes an extra 1.8L displacement...and is still 21hp short.
In today's day and age...when everyone else is going superchaged, Ford dared to push the envelope. Keep in mind, the voodoo engine is going to be driven hard and put away wet. Many use these as their daily drivers, and as such...will need to last far longer than any other FPC v8 out there. Have you seen the service schedule for Ferrari's engines? They are not built for longevity. Hell, some models require to yank the engine every 30k miles to change the timing chain.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...h-maintenance/