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Originally Posted by Mustang Fanboy
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.
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I think u r missing the point given u drawing an unfit conclusion from my logic.
It is an unimpressive motor because it is out classed by EVERY flat plane currently in production.
A flat plane motor is not unimpressive because it is decades old, this one is unimpressive because it is nothing special.
While Chevy is pushing the envelope of what an OHV engine can do, Ford is laying back on what a FP can easily do. The LT1 and 4 are special because they are the best OHV engines made, the voodoo is not special.
Is the voodoo better than the LT is a different discussion, one I'm not currently informed enough on to participate in as more than a spectator, and highly subjective.
Find an OHV motor more advanced than LT? You will not. Find a flat plane more impressive than the voodoo? They are everywhere.