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Originally Posted by tjh8402
Unrestricted to me means the displacement and cylinder count limits are gone. Even if they are kept around, the Ferrari V8 in street form is already 100 hp more powerful than the Ford. take the boost and rpm limits away and I don’t see a 3.5L V6 turbo being able to match 4.0L V8 turbos for power.
It can make more power than it currently does, but in the end cylinder count and displacement matter. If both are turbo, A bigger engine with more cylinders will ultimately be more powerful.
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actually pressure boost is what matters most
ferrari and mercedes f1 v6 1.6L turbo = >800hp
porsche v4 2L = about 600hp @ about 80kg/h
toyota eagle MK3 4L 2.1L = >700hp
examples of small displacement turbo engine with an insane power release due insane turbo pressure. Of coure these are expensive bespoke engines.
Like new vantage, ford gt has a not so high pressure boost, in the range of 1.4bar; 488 and M8 have higher pressures.
Anyway nothing wrong with that, ford v6 was revving up to almost 8000rpm in riley ganassi, it was designed to have a lower but flat torque release in mid-mid high rpm.