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30 Nov 2011, 03:14 (Ref:2993287) | #26 | ||
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Only example of GT car that could use a turbo engine from the road car is the Nissan GT-R. There has to be a reason why they went to an NA V8: it's much lighter. Big GT cars struggle to reach their target minimum weight and fitting a heavier engine would not help there. The GT3 car uses the road car engine, which must be cheaper to use since it does not have to be tuned for extreme performance - and much heavier.
Just imagine the Porsche with a turbo flat-6... big problem! But they would have the edge on torque. |
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Mclaren's MP4 will use a turbo V8, I've read previously the GT3 was built from the outset as a base for the GTE.
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Or maybe will do as lotus did this year, will use the same base, will remove the turbo and will add 0.2l of volume to the engine. Last edited by alexkiller8; 30 Nov 2011 at 18:32. |
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