Originally Posted by
LongFellow
It makes a lot less torque which is what a truck should have, so how is it better? And Hp is less useful in a truck so your argument isnt working well here either. Small changes to either engines ECU would completely change the power output of as well. If there was a 5.6 or 5.7l motor that was compariable and made lots more power and tq then youd have an argument, but your 5.3 lost out on what 50ftlbs on only a .3L difference? OUCH. Yeah it can swing both ways, so you havent proven anything either.
It makes less torque, because its a smaller motor, you wanted to compare HP and Displacement, now you want to take torque into the game for an excuse because you lost on HP/Liter with the 5.3 vs the VK56
Sorry the truck didnt get the 5.7, if you want to use a similar year "truck" motor, my "truck" 6.0 was rated for 345 HP and 360 ft lbs
Or the "truck" L92 with 403/417
But hey, not like it makes more power in a smaller package or anything.