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Originally Posted by adc
All true.
I think you make size more important than it really is. Either engine dissappears in the engine bay of an E90 sized car.
Look at the positively huge sedans that Chevy installs LS engines in - wouldn't make a lick of difference of the engine had overhead cams or not. Just as it wouldn't make a difference in the Vette.
And if they supercharge/intercool it in the Z06, then the weight and size issue are pretty much irrelevant. So the main reason they extracted power via supercharging is because it's an easier solution, not because it's better.
Just my opinion.
I'll also be curious to see if Chevy has a problem in their hand with the Stingray engine - if there will be more track engine failures like the one at C&D lightning lap, or if that was just an isolated incident.
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Engine size is more important that what you think; it has to deal with design of the car, suspension, brakes, etc. Mass has a lot to do with how a car performs while moving.
