Performance Questions 225 vs. 360
I concede that your right a N/A 360 cannot be built to make 500+hp and be streetable and be done cheaper than a turbo /6, under those rules you win.
I am not trying to "WIN" anything; I just think it's interesting to compare different ways of doing things.
I will concede that the complexity of putting a turbo on a slant six (or, any engine, for that matter) is one
GOOD reason not to do it. Look at the pictures of our carburetor and all the band-aids we need and hoops we have to jump through to get this thing to work.
It's NOT cheap nor is it easy.
But, it's effective IF you have the patience to deal with all the BS.
The 500 hp motors are not that different from a 300 hp motor; they need forged pistons and aftermarket rods, but not much else; maybe a better header. Mainly, they just need more boost and the ability to live (and, not detonate) under the increased boost.
But overall, I don't think these motors are that expensive to build.
I'd LOVE to see Ryan's engine in Guzzi Mark's 2350-pound Valiant.
Talk about a flyer...
Johnny Dart's beautiful slant six just needs a hairdryer with his existing 4bbl, a different cam and a ported, big-valve head (may already have that last item,) to run head-to-head with his 360 (I would bet) but, I don't think he wants to do it.
It IS more money, and complication, for sure...
But, I feel just as sure that it would work.
Probably never know...
Thanks for being realistic!!!:cheers:
