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Old 04-12-2007, 09:03 AM   #2
John V
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Originally Posted by Brucelee
A compact all-alloy 4 lite V8 that weights 33 lbs LESS than the 320 HP inline 6 it replaces.
No surprise there. The previous inline-6 S54 had an iron block to cope with the high revs that engine turned.

A high-revving V8 makes a lot more engineering sense than a high-revving I-6.

Too bad the car overall is going to be so heavy.

JV
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