Well, i wouldn't go that far. I know what you're getting at but obviously if you cut the number of cylinders in half then you should theoretically cut the fuel consumption in half...but of course there's a lot more to it than that.
What nobody has said yet is that this EcoBoost technology can be applied to V-8s as well... No, my friends, the V-8 will live on. New technologies like direct injection and homogeneous charge compression ignition (hcci) will ensure that. The number of cylinders has almost nothing to do with the kind of fuel mileage an engine can produce.
Ever hear the Dodge SRT4 I think? The turbo 4 cylinder. With a little work they sound pretty bad azz! Not like your typical fart can, they sound hot!!
I have and no 4 Cylinder will ever make the music of a V8!
True Dat!BUT, it sounds better then a modified 6 cylinder!
Well, i wouldn't go that far. I know what you're getting at but obviously if you cut the number of cylinders in half then you should theoretically cut the fuel consumption in half...but of course there's a lot more to it than that.
I think if Ford ever completely stopped using V8s in the Mustang, that would be the end of the Mustang. But, i would still love to see an SVO'ish Mustang again. What i would like even more than that is to see them bring back the Merkur and do it right this time
A guy I used to work with has an SRT-4 w/ 450hp, it's got the throatiness of an 8 cylinder!
A Subaru sounds NOTHING like a Neon. I don't care how many horses it puts out, a Neon (turbo or not) almost ALWAYS sounds like a wet fart or a bumble bee in a coffee can because it's still an inline-four. I'll admit the Subaru flat-four actually has a decent sound to it, sort of a gurgle-growl that's more coarse and bubbly than the usual buzzy rasp of an inline-four.
I wonder if a direct-injected turbo four would sound any different than either of those?
Yeah i have to agree...although i loath those cars with every thread of my being, they do sound pretty cool. Also a well modded Subaru sounds pretty cool for a 4 banger.
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