Car Question: Why don't Mondern Car Makers Just Copy the Ferrari F40 Engine for All the things?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Car Question: Why don't Mondern Car Makers Just Copy the Ferrari F40 Engine for All the things?

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:13:33 PM EDT

So with modern tech and CNC you should be able to produce such a thing on a line like sausages.

Stick it in everything from your econobox to the Corvette and save money. Sequential Turbo's for everybody!

When can I start as a automotive exec?

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:15:26 PM EDT

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Not a practical motor for me.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:18:29 PM EDT

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Reliability?
Fuel economy?
Cost?
Ease of manufacture?
Commonality across product lines?

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:20:02 PM EDT

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OP for president

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:21:29 PM EDT

[#4]

Ugly car.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:22:21 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/28/2020 5:23:38 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/28/2020 5:30:05 PM EDT

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All restaurants are Taco Bell.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:30:24 PM EDT

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Well Mercedes has a 4L twin turbo V8

I will admit that it is pretty damn compact, but good Lord is in an absolute bitch to do anyting on without taking the whole thing out of the car

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:32:54 PM EDT

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GTFOuttaHere!

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:33:07 PM EDT

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Why would they? What benefit do you think it would have?

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:34:00 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/28/2020 5:34:15 PM EDT

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We did, it's called the LS-based motors. V8 'Murican power for the win.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:34:55 PM EDT

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Most people don't give a shit about speed, they just want reliability and good fuel economy.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:36:01 PM EDT

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You can get a camaro or mustang drivetrain with better numbers and 1000x more reliable.

If you're going to go through all the work of making a f40 engine, you could make a better engine all together.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:36:24 PM EDT

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Not on the .gov approval list, move to the back of the line Komrade.

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:39:24 PM EDT

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Is this the wrong place to post this??!?

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:39:53 PM EDT

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... Average RPM is way too high for a daily driver and respective maintenance attention an engine like that needs

Posted: 1/28/2020 5:42:25 PM EDT

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3/4 ton pickup with that engine v. my diesel cummins? Yeah, I'll stick with diesel.

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:39:04 PM EDT

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Well Mercedes has a 4L twin turbo V8

I will admit that it is pretty damn compact, but good Lord is in an absolute bitch to do anyting on without taking the whole thing out of the car

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@littlepony
Does that use a sequential setup for the turbo's? (honest question)

Happy customers with sequential turbo boost + more billable hours for you !

With me as an auto exec everybody but Greta wins

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:46:03 PM EDT

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Meh, I'll take the F50 engine. Naturally-aspirated and V12. Turbos sound like crap.

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:50:51 PM EDT

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Now that just crazy talk

N/A V12's just won't fit in the econobox range.

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:52:09 PM EDT

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Op, while the F40 is up there, it's not been touched by the hand of God

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:52:10 PM EDT

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People don't like overhead cam v8s for swaps. They take up way too much room.

Pushrod v8s are way more compact

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:53:09 PM EDT

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Big Ferrari

Posted: 1/28/2020 6:57:58 PM EDT

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I hope that was a joke.

Posted: 1/28/2020 7:11:38 PM EDT

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seq. twin turbos sucked back then (think fd rx7). the f40 sounds amazing tho and is (imo) the last real drivers supercar before computers took over

Posted: 1/28/2020 8:00:48 PM EDT

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@littlepony
Does that use a sequential setup for the turbo's? (honest question)

Happy customers with sequential turbo boost + more billable hours for you !

With me as an auto exec everybody but Greta wins

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its not a sequential set up.

that would be overkill really.