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Tractor levels of NVH? Try driving one before you make that claim.
Bullet proof reliability? When I serviced truck fleets, the cammer engine failure rate was three to one chevy. (The older Ford engines were bulletproof). This is all stock stuff in a real world abusive environment.
Fuel efficiency? Real world, the LS series beats the ford every time. I wont even rent a Ford truck if I can help it for that simple reason. The faster you have to spin an engine to do its work, the more fuel it will use and the sooner it will wear out or break. Period.
Winning races? Holden Monaro, Corvette (occasionally), Cadillac CTS-V. All LS powered.
An engine the size of a 460 with 281 cubic inches is not space efficient, and requires a higher hood line, which limits its adaptability to other chassis. Remember when Panoz put one in their 5.0 roadster? DD in a C cup.
Fact is, cammer engines are big, cumbersome and expensive to make cool stuff for, like heads, because of its modern design. And they are displacement limited by design, and we all know there is no replacement for displacement.
And the NEW mustang? Still solid axle. I don't drag race and I don't want a solid axle. Nice way Ford attached it to the car though. (a copy of a '60s Alfa Romeo design)
And as far as the pushrod vs ohc debate goes, it really doesn't matter how the valves are opened. What matters is port size and shape, and combustion chamber size and shape. An LS engine will end up in more cars because it is smaller with its antiquated valve actuation design. So more will be sold. Witness the fwd Pontiac Grand Prix GXP. Not my cup of tea, but, its a V8. So, in the end, like it or don't, LS engines will have more stuff available for them, and be cheaper to build more power into them. So more people will want to read about them.
But who really cares? I'm interested in ALL technology for ALL engines. I want to read more Hemi articles. Ford articles are entertaining too. Got a stand alone electronic injection for a 303 Olds? Great, tell me all about it. Carb manifolds for the new Hemi? Bring it on. Power is cool. Going fast is fun no matter what kind of engine you run. And I like reading about it in CC
So just let it go.
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