10-31-2008, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by AERO_HDT
Erm.... just as quick as a V8 with 5.7 litres of capacity, miles more torque and almost 60kW more power?
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I didn't say as quick. In a flat out drag the V8 would still wallop it, but only once it got up and boogie-ing, the Holden-spec LS1's need a good rev. In the real world, where you really only need a quick spurt of acceleration to clear an intersection or turn across traffic, they're pretty much identical. And it's 40kw, not 60kw.
Oh, and this in a brand new, as in 300km on the clock, VE Calais against a VY2 Calais.
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