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Could the new S550 outperform Chevys new C7 for nearly half the cost?
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<blockquote data-quote="blackvette101" data-source="post: 13762150" data-attributes="member: 130072"><p>exactly they see bigger cams/better heads = mooooorrrreee pooowwwaaa. Nobody realizes it is breathing through the same manifold that was a BIG restriction with smaller cams/worse heads. And now it's further limited by charge motion plates. Not to mention that if you look at the Boss 302 engine they seem to be exhaust restricted too at that power level.</p><p></p><p>It's the same old story everybody races on peak numbers. Torque doesn't matter a whole lot unless your engine of choice makes more torque then its freakin awesome :lol1: Ford specifically went out of their way to handicap high rpm airflow to boost down low torque even though it doesn't matter much.</p><p></p><p>The new 5.0 will have a substantially better power band with more torque and power under the curve. Because that's what people like even if they do not know it. It will be better in every way and I believe with a manifold swap it will be a true contender. But without more displacement AND Direct injection it will always require more gear to keep pace in a car of equal weight. Which may not always be there depending on the new tranny's coming out. (especially since GM/FORD are in together on the next generation of 10 speed tranny's) and with fuel economy standards rising running a lot of gear may become problematic.</p><p></p><p>The S550 will have a hard enough time with an alpha based Camaro to worry about the C7. The pig that was the gen 5 is gone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackvette101, post: 13762150, member: 130072"] exactly they see bigger cams/better heads = mooooorrrreee pooowwwaaa. Nobody realizes it is breathing through the same manifold that was a BIG restriction with smaller cams/worse heads. And now it's further limited by charge motion plates. Not to mention that if you look at the Boss 302 engine they seem to be exhaust restricted too at that power level. It's the same old story everybody races on peak numbers. Torque doesn't matter a whole lot unless your engine of choice makes more torque then its freakin awesome :lol1: Ford specifically went out of their way to handicap high rpm airflow to boost down low torque even though it doesn't matter much. The new 5.0 will have a substantially better power band with more torque and power under the curve. Because that's what people like even if they do not know it. It will be better in every way and I believe with a manifold swap it will be a true contender. But without more displacement AND Direct injection it will always require more gear to keep pace in a car of equal weight. Which may not always be there depending on the new tranny's coming out. (especially since GM/FORD are in together on the next generation of 10 speed tranny's) and with fuel economy standards rising running a lot of gear may become problematic. The S550 will have a hard enough time with an alpha based Camaro to worry about the C7. The pig that was the gen 5 is gone. [/QUOTE]
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