"Hp/L has nothing to do with performance. If anything, a motor with a lower specific output will generally last longer (and if NA, have a broader powerband) than a smaller engine making the same power. If the car-buying public were more knowlegable, companies would be advertising the power/weight ratios of their engines and not the specific output. That's all I'm trying to say. I'm not knocking people for wanting the most power out of whatever car they have, or anything like that. Touting specific output as if a higher specific output somehow makes a car faster is a waste of time and just plain dumb."
I reply-
I never suggested that a manufacturer put such an engine in a car, it would be a large mistake. Nor did I ever state that hp/w ratio was not the way to go, My car is 2900 lbs wet, and I can easily drop another 450 if I decide to take it off the street. If I decided to mount the GT35R (I use it bcuase it would still give me 4500 rpms above peak torque) and stripped the weight then the HP/W ratio would drop to 1/3.5 or so this is seriously uncontrollable even with the serious advantage of AWD. I said that if it were used on the track the Audi would be the faster car. Also I did not realize the LS7 was not a production engine (I dont speaka de chebby). If you are running hard on a road track I would still stiffen the block, do pistons and rods, girdle and dry sump it, because I know how hard it is to keep one alive on the track. Perhaps that is the difference of opinion we have, I build all engines to endurance specs. See if you can find out how much the Lemans chebby teams spend on an engine. If you are comparing an engine to mine, this is what you need to compare.
So peace Bro, we are saying the same things. I just feel that the turbo cars are more than the equivalent of any pushrod V8. And as you know opinions are like assh*les, everyone has one. Please understand I have some experience with both and this is simply what I have grown to beleive.
Rod
I reply-
I never suggested that a manufacturer put such an engine in a car, it would be a large mistake. Nor did I ever state that hp/w ratio was not the way to go, My car is 2900 lbs wet, and I can easily drop another 450 if I decide to take it off the street. If I decided to mount the GT35R (I use it bcuase it would still give me 4500 rpms above peak torque) and stripped the weight then the HP/W ratio would drop to 1/3.5 or so this is seriously uncontrollable even with the serious advantage of AWD. I said that if it were used on the track the Audi would be the faster car. Also I did not realize the LS7 was not a production engine (I dont speaka de chebby). If you are running hard on a road track I would still stiffen the block, do pistons and rods, girdle and dry sump it, because I know how hard it is to keep one alive on the track. Perhaps that is the difference of opinion we have, I build all engines to endurance specs. See if you can find out how much the Lemans chebby teams spend on an engine. If you are comparing an engine to mine, this is what you need to compare.
So peace Bro, we are saying the same things. I just feel that the turbo cars are more than the equivalent of any pushrod V8. And as you know opinions are like assh*les, everyone has one. Please understand I have some experience with both and this is simply what I have grown to beleive.
Rod
