So with all the discussions that we have had about various engines and how the auto companies are pushing to standardize engine families across the world to address the tax's imposed on size, this made me wonder about why GM has never built a complete family of V engines based on the tough durable Corvette Push Rod V8.
I admit I do not have the engineering chops to dig into the fine details and invite those here that do to share with us what they think the HP, Torque and Efficiency would be like on a family of Push rod V engines. This would include my desire to know if a V2 could work as a efficient engine for the Subcompact market?
My thoughts
Base line Corvette DI V8 Push rod Engine with VVT as the Foundation.
Engine variations:
DI V6 standard
DI V6 Turbo
DI V6 Twin Turbo
DI V4 standard
DI V4 Turbo
DI V4 Twin Turbo
DI V2 standard
DI V2 Turbo
DI V2 Twin Turbo
Thoughts on this engine family?
I figure the use of 6, 8 and 10 speed Transmissions as you have to address the marketing needs even if the difference is very small between the gains of an 8 versus 10 speed transmission.
So what would the HP and Torque figures be like?