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Old 17 Nov 2018, 13:24 (Ref:3863769)   #337
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Something I'd have rather seen over the Coyote engine, though, is to just use the TA2 engines.

Yeah, they're 6.1-liter engines, not 5-liter, but you could differentiate the new series from the old, solidifying it as a MODERN incarnation in the minds of the people in the process, by calling it Formula 6000.
I see that TA2 use some kind of Chevrolet LS engine according to http://ta2racingaustralia.com/the-cars/ . Another option would be the newer Chevrolet LT engine which is direct injected. ( https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/crate-engines )

One does ponder why Mr. Lamden choose the Ford DOHC Coyote over the slightly lighter and smaller^ Chevrolet LS3 that tuners seem to love!

^ LS3 is 12lbs lighter and nearly 5 inches narrower according to https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-te...-dyno-results/

Wouldn't mind seeing the 755hp supercharged 6.2L Chevrolet LT5 in an open wheeler -- I wonder if the thermal management of the thing is up for being raced flat out for lap after lap! [Surely Chevrolet's finest engineering wouldn't overheat. ]
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