Originally Posted by shiny suit man
Here's another one than from factory can handle easily over 1000HP BMW M5 from e34 3.8liter straight six, as a matter of fact the stock crank and block can handle close to 2000 HP from factory, how many mustangs or vettes can say the same, wait I know NONE. This arguement is done the fact is that going straight is mostly done by solid axles and actual racing (road racing, scca, drifting etc) is better of with IRS. Mustang with a solid rear axle is not competitive at the track against corvettes. Name one V-8 pushrod engine that you can rev higher than 9k. I guess what Bill is trying to say is that HP per Liter in Japanese or Europian engine is not even comparable to American pushrods.
Revving to 9k doesnt really prove much doesnt? No idea if you are asking factory motors or modified. factory, I dont know of vey many motors that do 9k other than the rotarys or S2Ks and some of the euro trash. In fact revving to 9k on a factory v8 does some really impratical for a a car thats made to have a warranty and drive normally dont you think?
Modified? There is shitloads of hig revving domestics v8s.
Btw
LS1 crank is good for 900hp, Block is good for 1500 hp, those arent chump figures by anymeans, and they are cheap especially compared to your BMW motor. Cobra blocks, I cant give any exact #s, but as I mentioned the Pro 5.0 drag guys run into the 7s. That class there usualyl makes around 2000 hp. And also mentioned the 03/04 Cobras have been laying down 700-800 wheels factory motors.....
And Hp per liter? Wtf thats a bench racers argument and nothing more for bragging rights. A true ablity of the car is the horsepower per to weight ratio of the car
Yes our solid axle in the end will lost, but god damn, its cheap as fuck to build and replace, its damn near bullet proof, handling pretty much anything you wanna throw it at power and traction wise.