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Originally Posted by TheNewBob
The Panoz Esperante not qualify for that, then?
Is there a reason why huge rumbly V8's don't appear in prototypes much? Is it due to weight? It's not as if they'd lack any grunt or torque, so I'm guessing weight is the main reason?
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panoz prototype i meant lol, came out a bit wrong, im not sure why big V8 engines arent in prototype cars at the moment, you are right they have a lot of power and they have got R10 rivalling torque in some cases.
but it might be size and weight, i couldnt see someone stuffing a 6.0 V8 into the back of a courage, lola, zytek or pescarolo any time soon, infact im not even sure any of the current cars could swallow up a big displacement V8 engine.
far as things go on sportscars, engine installation wise and gearbox wise i know very little, hell i dont really know the difference between a pushrod and flatplane crank V8, only that a flatplane crank V8 vibrates more
