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Originally Posted by knighty
^^^^ +1 .......you took the words right out of my mouth.......I'm getting the wrong vibe from Gibson about this engine.....like you say if they are using the same cylinder head, it therefore cannot be direct fuel injection, therefore they cannot gain a 5% fuel efficiency advantage, which can stretch the fuel stops to another lap at LeMans.......lightweight - who cares......its a V8 and light enough already........low-cost - again who cares, the teams running are wealthy enough to afford a direct injection system.........timescale - it was conceived far too late, and to me has elements of a rush-job about it........I still feel this engine will get trounced by the NISMO-Cosworth-V6, the Mechachrome V6 and the AER turbo engines in terms of outright pace and performance.........the Gibson engine will have a serious torque deficit to these engines and it will show on track........but yes, perhaps it will be more reliable and go the distance, time will tell I guess.
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I keep bringing up this same point and I wish someone who has looked at the regs will confirm this or not.
The AOC have said they will BPO between different types of technology, so they will BOP the fastest most efficient, powerful Turbo engine against the fastest most powerful NA engine. If the Gibson is the only NA engine then it will have a very favorable BOP whilst also being Simpler to package and most likely more reliable .