What do you think of the recently-discontinued Mustang Shelby GT350 Voodoo flat plane V8?
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What do you think of the recently-discontinued Mustang Shelby GT350 Voodoo flat plane V8?
I think it was Ford experimenting with engine technology in a limited production application. The uniqueness of the Voodoo engine will make the GT350's instant collectors items. But Ford didn't propagate the flat crank to the supercharged Shelby GT500, and nobody in the enthusiast press complained about that. I wonder if GM is going to put a 2-plane crank in the twin-turbo version of the 5.5 DOHC.
The GT 350 and it's flat plane crankshaft add up to an amazingly fun car. That's an engine with real soul. No, it's not amazingly or significantly faster than a standard GT with the 5.0, but it is a satisfying mid-low 12 second car with a 115-118 mph trap speed at the local strip. But the GT350 is just a flat out responsive blast of a car.
I really do love the Corvette, and there is no question of it's track superiority. But the GT350 is in my opinion, much more enjoyable due to it's lively nature. I'm not claiming exhaust note or other things as the reason for this. It's the entire loud, tight and instant nature that make the Shelby an enthusiasts favorite.
Basically a 1K/1K mill. Turbo small block.
That ought to dole out some smackdown to the exotics.
No need for DOHC at this level, the windmill gets you there.
Its also got a few hundred more to go if they want o turn it up over the next few years with minimal changes.
That ought to dole out some smackdown to the exotics.
No need for DOHC at this level, the windmill gets you there.
Its also got a few hundred more to go if they want o turn it up over the next few years with minimal changes.
buzzy and miserable like almost every flat pane v8 ever made
I'm a Ford enthusiast, but I'm also excited to see the GM 5.5L DOHC when it gets released.
No way it's going to make 600 lb.-ft. though. The 5.0 Coyote makes 420 and it's a very highly developed engine. I would expect the GM 5.5 to make 475 or a little more, but not 600! Excited to see it though.
No way it's going to make 600 lb.-ft. though. The 5.0 Coyote makes 420 and it's a very highly developed engine. I would expect the GM 5.5 to make 475 or a little more, but not 600! Excited to see it though.
Meh. GM was making @475 back in 2006 with a 100k mile warranty.
It's good to note, again, that the Chevy V8's are very compact and light. The fact that displacement is larger means little to nothing. Consider that light aircraft engines are classed by HP and to a large extent HP to weight and not displacement. I see no reason why a GM 6.2L engine that is both lighter and more compact should somehow be inferior to a much larger and much more complex technical tour de force. Especially when DETUNED and DOWNSIZED variants of that pushrod V8 continue to win world class road race events.
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+1. I guess I’m too practical, but to me, corvettes are low mile use, keep forever cars. Lots on the market with low miles. Since the batteries will age and be a liability, and at some point perhaps be obsolete, it creates a different consideration....
Perhaps this is a dumb question, but it seems like many associate Corvettes and GM power in general with good pushrod engines. So why is DOHC so critical here/in your assessment? Ability to achieve higher RPMs?
It would seem to me that achieving the hybrid numbers with a (smaller overall footprint and weight?) pushrod engine would have fit more into the GM high end v8 development scheme... but what do I know?
Sorry about that, I just meant larger displacement. The current Chevrolet V8s are compact, lightweight, and make outstanding power.
5.5 liters of DOHC power is going to have to be very trick to outperform current offerings. I could see 600HP, but I don't think 600lb.- ft. is realistic naturally aspirated.
I agree that the Zora name is fitting, but GM still makes it with the usual parts bin crap for many components. Not a supercar in my eyes, look at the Pagani Zonda or Huayra, meaning wind, that's super to my eyes. watch the testing at AUTOCAR, price 1 million euro's oops
My best guess for torque would be 470-480 lb*ft.600 lb ft of torque from an NA 5.5L V8? Yeah I know you can get 100+ hp/L from a DOHC, but not that much torque
Still glad to see another flat place DOHC V8 though
The Corvette's looks have been destroyed ever since they quit making the C5...
Agreed.
You cant pull a hybrid out from under a tarp after 50 years fresh the fuel and oil and go have a ball.
The car will be bricked over time.
I'd rather have a seen a high displacement solution - an all alloy big block like my 725 / 840LB ft dead simple chevy based boat engine.
all that little high revving stuff isnt the same.
Awesome .
I got a good buddy with a GT350R - its a real hoot and had me laughing like a kid.
I borrowed it for an afternoon and barking the rears on a hard 2-3 upshift was specifically entertaining.
For pure tomfoolery combined with outright hooliganism its hard to match.
Its also a buzz box and not what Id want for a long high speed run like a vet will give you in a "spend all day on the 5 freeway"
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