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GM hits a home run?
Chris_:
--- Quote ---It's not often a design comes along and truly thinks outside of the box. What would you say to a GM developed, 4.5L V8 turbo diesel putting down 310 horsepower and 520 lb.ft. of torque in the footprint of a small block 350? What if we told you that same engine has common rail injection, a variable geometry turbo, no intake manifolds, and the exhaust ports on the valley side? Crazy! Yes - crazy good.
How can you not be utterly blown away with the brilliance of pushing charged air directly into the valve covers and skipping the lower intake manifold baloney? And come on, piping the exhaust gas directly to the center to meet up with the turbo makes us question other engine designers. To top it off, this is just the stuff we know about, GM is sitting on other details until the patents are through. We're taking this standout engine design as a sign of awesome diesely goodness to come. Say it together now - 2010 Pontiac G8 Ute turbo diesel.
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http://jalopnik.com/347346/2010-45l-duramax-diesel-has-shockingly-brilliant-design
mamacags:
I have no idea what that means but it looks pretty.
Full-Auto:
I thought you were going to talk about this:
The new Corvette ZR1... 620 hp. GM is now trash talking Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari.
Taxman:
--- Quote from: Full-Auto on January 23, 2008, 08:03:25 AM ---I thought you were going to talk about this:
The new Corvette ZR1... 620 hp. GM is now trash talking Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari.
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I so want one of those.
Chris_:
--- Quote from: Chris on January 22, 2008, 08:24:30 PM ---
--- Quote ---It's not often a design comes along and truly thinks outside of the box. What would you say to a GM developed, 4.5L V8 turbo diesel putting down 310 horsepower and 520 lb.ft. of torque in the footprint of a small block 350? What if we told you that same engine has common rail injection, a variable geometry turbo, no intake manifolds, and the exhaust ports on the valley side? Crazy! Yes - crazy good.
How can you not be utterly blown away with the brilliance of pushing charged air directly into the valve covers and skipping the lower intake manifold baloney? And come on, piping the exhaust gas directly to the center to meet up with the turbo makes us question other engine designers. To top it off, this is just the stuff we know about, GM is sitting on other details until the patents are through. We're taking this standout engine design as a sign of awesome diesely goodness to come. Say it together now - 2010 Pontiac G8 Ute turbo diesel.
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http://jalopnik.com/347346/2010-45l-duramax-diesel-has-shockingly-brilliant-design
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Since in a previous lifetime I worked for them as an engine designer......I sure as hell hope that it is better than their last attempt to do a diesel in the 350 cubic inch format.....I think they are still paying off claims on that one....
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