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Originally Posted by Casper
Power under the curve would be an issue, not how much but the curve itself would have a totally different shape.
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Once you scale them to the same road speed at the redline as below, they are actually
very similar in power delivery in the relevant road speed range in the same gear -- neither engine is turbocharged, they are both very linear, so it is not the big problem as implied IMO.
As you can see, the scaled Ford has no problems keeping up with the Chevy -- the Ford actually has slightly
more mid-range, and all-but identical top-end! The only difference would be off the line, which is wheel spin central territory anyway and not a big issue IMO.
Ignore the torque at the engine, only the torque at the wheels is important, and the Ford with a 24% shorter diff ratio will have 24% more torque at the wheels relative to the Chevrolet than what the curve shows, which should make them about equal.
Of course fitting an exactly identical engine to both would save parity debates, but I like the idea of each vehicle have it's own distinct character -- the low-revving barotone Chevy vs the screaming Ford.
Gotta be better than Supercars' plan to give the Ford an unfavourable rod-to-stroke length ratio compared to stock, and then expect it to make the same power with less displacement and the same maximum rpm as the Chevrolet.
