Originally Posted by
Pickles
Mate, I disagree that FPV has a "Far Dominant" drivetrain. Yes the Miami 335 has marginally more power, & maybe, in some circumstances, (perfectly dry staight road..drag race) but in all other circumstances, the car is slower.....or rather...it has been to date. That's why I mentioned a "comparison" GTS/FPV.
HSV is still, of course, using the venerable LS3, which IMHO is an absolutely brilliant engine. Sure the Miami has 8KW more.....that is not "dominant" in my book.....but I think I know what you mean.....so yes....it DOES have more power.......and I'm sure we are all aware that it's taken a Supercharger to get there....to get that 8KW "advantage".....and that's all it is, in my book anyway, an "advantage"...and boy, didn't FPV need it...the previous "Boss" engine was a boat anchor.
So yes, FPV have gone smaller capacity with F.I., which is what many manufacturers, AMG, BMW, etc etc are doing.....I reckon HSV will go down this track too, because GM have a 5.5L (Gen V is it) in the wings...don't think it's in a car yet, but I think next year, it will be. So, that's probably what they'll do, but there is a chance, that I've posted about already, that HSV were going to produce a S/C car for their 25th Anniv......I was really confident about it.....but looks like I was wrong....because I've heard nothing recently, although I do know that Commodores with the AWESOME LSA (6.2 S/C) have been whizzing around Lang Lang.
So HSV can go F.I. anytime they want, & I reckon they will.....when they see the need. In the meantime though, I really don't hear too many complaining about the LS3....I've bumped into a couple of mates lately....one's bought a Grange, the other a Senator......both really happy....no worries at all about power.
So yep, 8KW "advantage"?......For sure...but FPV REALLY needed "something" didn't they?...Well now they've got a ripper engine.
I'll be really interested in the GTS/RSpec comparison?
Cheers, Pickles.