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Old 05-13-2008, 07:46 PM   #1
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Default V6 vs. V8. 15%more disp and 50% more power. HOw?
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but how exactly does the GT make that much more power with only.6 more liters of displacement and lower compression? Do the V6 heads and cam suck that bad or does two extra cylinders help with more than just the added displacement?
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:13 PM   #2
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Default RE: V6 vs. V8. 15%more disp and 50% more power. HOw?
I would guess heads and c/r. The heads on these new 3V's are the ****.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:31 PM   #3
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Did you forget about the extra 2 cylinders?

Doesn't BMW have a 4.0L v8 that makes more power than the gt?
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:33 PM   #4
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Default RE: V6 vs. V8. 15%more disp and 50% more power. HOw?
Aren't the 6rs good for 225bhp? and the 4.6 good for 300bhp....
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:40 PM   #5
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Default RE: V6 vs. V8. 15%more disp and 50% more power. HOw?
Oh yeah, but that's german doesn't count. [8D]
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The C/R on the v6 is higher than the GT. Yeah 3v has gotta help I guess. Mossestang very funny I'm just wondering if apples to apples 2 cylinders is inherently better, ie. would a hypothetical 4.5 V6 be equal to a 4.5 v8? or does spreading out the displacement have an advantage?
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The C/R on the v6 is higher than the GT. Yeah 3v has gotta help I guess. Mossestang very funny I'm just wondering if apples to apples 2 cylinders is inherently better, ie. would a hypothetical 4.5 V6 be equal to a 4.5 v8? or does spreading out the displacement have an advantage?
Oh lord, here we go.
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Aren't the 6rs good for 225bhp? and the 4.6 good for 300bhp....
05+ v6 is 210bhp and about 154rwhp
05+ GT is 300bhp and about 260rwhp
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The C/R on the v6 is higher than the GT. Yeah 3v has gotta help I guess. Mossestang very funny I'm just wondering if apples to apples 2 cylinders is inherently better, ie. would a hypothetical 4.5 V6 be equal to a 4.5 v8? or does spreading out the displacement have an advantage?
Oh lord, here we go.
I'd say we're in trouble
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