The 2017 Ford GT
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SoCal Sam
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Awesome chassis, motor not so. Sure, it is a Le Mans winner but the V6 sound track does not inspire like a V10 or a V12. This being said, the F150 must be a real cracker. Wish Ford had not taken the water pump drive directly off the timing chain. If the motor survives, it is a 10 hour job to change the water pump.
I was subtly suggesting the same thought with the +50 year-old pic in post #6.
Half a million for a toy that less than.1 pct of the world can own. The 'kind' part of "mankind" needs some work.
It looks mean as hell, but give me a Superformace GT40 in Shell livery ANY day. If i total it, no historic loss.
link to this bad boy here
http://www.superformance.com/gt40.aspx
It looks mean as hell, but give me a Superformace GT40 in Shell livery ANY day. If i total it, no historic loss.
link to this bad boy here
http://www.superformance.com/gt40.aspx
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Twin turbo FPC 5.2L V8 would be awesome in that car. Gulf blue and orange for me.
After 50 years of design and advancements, I'd expect nothing less from the Blue Oval guys.
Still, I want my Superformance. Shell livery, please.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Superformance is new build.
The problem with the V6 is there is only so much that can be had from a 3.5L. Add in the fact that a V6 will never sound right in a hypercar. Remember the Jaguar XJ220?
I do......and I would STILL give one of my danglers for that car. It STILL looks futuristic!
GuyK
Addicted Member
How much more don't you think can be made from 3.5 liters? F1 was making 1100 or so from 1.5 liters 30 years ago; this is more than twice that dispacement. There is the possibilty of building a motor with more power than can be controlled by a human. But I entirely concur with your last sentence. Part of the élan of this sort of auto is the sound they make, and a v-6 doesn't sound as interesting as an 8/ 10/ 12 cylinder engine does.
sweet!
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Specific output is limited by pump gas so the way to make more power is through displacement.
Or, forced induction as you commonly find today.
Porsche gets 305 HP from a 2 liter four cylinder motor in the 718 Boxster/Cayman and 580 HP from a 3.8 liter six in the 911 series.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
I find today's specific output tp be utterly amazing. In the case of the Ford GT, 647 hp from 3.5 liters must be close to the limits of what can be tuned from pump gas. With race gas, you can touch the sky!
Yes, that is amazing. Lots of blowers in use now.
It was only 2001 when my Honda S2000 set the benchmark for most power per liter for a normally aspirated production engine.
