First there's the straight 8, for long-legged cruising power, then there's the V8 for sheer grunt and torque, and then there's the Urin8, for piddling around town .
1ollie,
Nov 16, 10:25am
If it has pushrods they are all the same. same as the last one! lol
it doesent have a cambelt to snap at 6000rpm either :) i would own a pushrod engine over cambelt driven quad cam heaps of shit.
stevexc,
Nov 16, 11:44pm
Very happy with my pushrod Fairmont Ghia :D
foxdonut,
Nov 16, 11:49pm
People who say "pushrods lol" don't actually know anything about the subject anyway, its just a ricer thing. So they don't rev as high, well what does that mean exactly!
Nothing.
You might as well say "petrol lol" or "tires lol". Its all as "old fashioned" at the end of the day.
timmo1,
Nov 17, 12:04am
All other things being equal, less revs mean less ability to make power.
Like anything, pushrod actuated valves-trains have their advantages AND drawbacks.
foxdonut,
Nov 17, 12:19am
The LSX Chev engine uses pushrods and revs to 10k.
It also has torque worth talking about, unlike a pissy little sub three litre thing revving its tits off to make "peak horsepower" for a dyno "show and tell".
timmo1,
Nov 17, 12:22am
*cough* it's also 20% more expensive than a GTR and the test was done on full slicks (compared to semi slicks on the GTR on a damp track). What's your point!
foxdonut,
Nov 17, 12:38am
My point is its better than the GTR.
bubbles244,
Nov 17, 12:39am
wrong. a ship engine turns at 800 rpm , and yet makes 18 000 hp.
there is no substitute for cubic capacity. bigger the block, the less work to make horsepower.
thats why GM have the "if it aint broke, don't fix it attitude" with there pushrod v8.
timmo1,
Nov 17, 12:46am
Do you understand the term 'all other things being equal'!
elect70,
Nov 17, 3:19am
8000 hp with pushrods v8mmmm
elect70,
Nov 17, 3:33am
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icemans1,
Nov 17, 7:55am
modern technology isn't always a good thing, just saying.
ema1,
Nov 17, 7:58am
Most of the Tatras were in fact air cooled V8's
dr.doolittle,
Nov 17, 8:04am
There's heaps more 8's. There's the porstr8, but thats a POS anyway. Then there's the ovul8, they can be hotted-up. There's a castr8, but no-one wants one of those .
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