Originally posted by fordistrash:
There is a chevy with a 350 that was equiped with twin turbos, callaway made it and it went 254.1 mph. Niether Ferrari nor Porche could beat it in an all out top speed contest and that was 1989... supra cant touch that
Do you really believe this engine used anything that came out of a GM owned factory? It used an aftermarket block, aftermarket heads, custom intake manifold, aftermarket crank, rods, pistons, waterpump, oil system, valvetrain etc. Even the bolts holding the alternator on were probably aftermarket. The only reason they call it a small block chevy is because the bore spacing and the cylinder head bolt pattern are the same as small block chevy.
What were the displacements of the Porsche and the Ferrari in this competition? I'm guessing 3.2L (195 cu. in.) for the Porsche, and the F40's 2.9L (177 cu. in) for the Ferrari. So basically a "no holds barred" Chevy engine was able to make more power than two other "no holds barred" engines that were approximately half the size of the Chevy engine. Wow, there's a shocker.
If Porsche or Ferrari wanted to beat Chevy in those competitions, they would have had no problem. When's the last time GM won a Formula 1 title? It wasn't Porsche and Ferrari and Chevy in that competition, it was aftermarket companies.
You have yet to state one good point in your argument. Basically all you've proven is that there is good aftermarket support for one engine GM makes. Please just give up now and move on to the next forum you want to antagonize.
Bob
