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#2601069 - 04/16/12 02:54 PM
Re: 2013 RAM Pickup
[Re: SteveSRT8]
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Registered: 02/25/05
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IMO the Coyote and many other Ford offerings are needlessly complicated/expensive. Counterpoint: LS7. The dry sump, titanium rod, sodium filled valve, factory CNC'd head engine? The LS7 is no low budget engine.
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#2601137 - 04/16/12 04:15 PM
Re: 2013 RAM Pickup
[Re: dave1251]
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Registered: 10/10/08
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Roger that! Tis a beaut, eh? But I am speaking more to DESIGN, not individual parts.
Makes more sense now, huh? Just by adding dry sump hardware these are amazingly small and lightweight packages that fit in very small/low hoodlines, Example: Corvette.
You can always make a case for complexity, but I'm a high-miler who wants my motors to run nearly forever. Not too many modern Hi-po engines seem to fit the bill.
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#2601152 - 04/16/12 04:35 PM
Re: 2013 RAM Pickup
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Registered: 05/31/05
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Ah, I see the shutters are built into the radiator. That's better than the grill... many older trucks around here look like they were driven into a few fence posts at some point...
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#2601664 - 04/17/12 09:09 AM
Re: 2013 RAM Pickup
[Re: dave1251]
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Registered: 11/22/04
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I really like this truck! The interior is beautiful! Engine options are very respectable too. I would probably still go for the HEMI V8 just because it wouldn't have to be as hard worked to make it's rated HP.
Good job by the RAM boys.
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#2601810 - 04/17/12 11:44 AM
Re: 2013 RAM Pickup
[Re: SteveSRT8]
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Roger that! Tis a beaut, eh? But I am speaking more to DESIGN, not individual parts.
Makes more sense now, huh? Just by adding dry sump hardware these are amazingly small and lightweight packages that fit in very small/low hoodlines, Example: Corvette.
You can always make a case for complexity, but I'm a high-miler who wants my motors to run nearly forever. Not too many modern Hi-po engines seem to fit the bill. I would say the LS7 doesn't really fit that bill either, though. The complexity (speaking to 4V and DOHC, correct?) results in valve-trains that are stable (barring stock valve springs) to 8500+ rpm with fairly inexpensive stock parts and a massive mid-low lift air flow velocity advantage. The LS7 does what it does because of the expensive, race-level parts it contains.
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