I agree with you 100 percent!
DC has designed new engine for better fuel economy to reduce their corporate
rates and many interchangable parts across the entire truck line-up. Sounds like
economics is behind the new engine rollout and maybe we arent getting a superior
engine after all.
Long live the 318!
SuperNagz@aol.com wrote:
> 3 words to settle the 4.7L vs. 5.2L debate:
>
> 4.6L vs. 5.0L
>
> I hate to bring up Fords.. but, all in all.. a motor is a motor... more
> specificaly.. a pushrod motor is fairly similiar to another pushrod.. and.. a
> cammer to a cammer (single)
>
> Anyways, Dodge is now doing what Ford did a few years back. (needless to say,
> this is WHY I started buying Dodge)
>
> Pushrods will always be superior to cammers when it comes to heavy
> vehicles/trucks, and/or performance machines.
>
> The Ford 4.6 that replaced the 5.0 was only good for two things... fuel
> economy, and part complexity reduction- Ford replaced nearly all their big
> engines with overhead cammers with many interchangable parts)
> Those two things mentioned above are great for the car company... saves them
> money, and makes them look good on the fuel economy.
>
> When it comes to performance... pushrod will just blow away the cammer that
> replaced it. Gobs of lowend power... and we all know that thats all that
> matters. Who cares if an overhead cammer has say 250 hp at 6,000 rpms...
> think about it.. that engines STILL has to rev across that entire
> underpowered rpm band to get to that high peak rpm.
> On the otherhand... the pushrod monster has instant power off the line...
> sure... a pushrod will run out of steam sooner than the cammer.. but who
> cares, by then, you've shifted to the next gear, and your back at your lower
> rpm/monster power range
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