neither of them seems concerned about the turbo V6, and from attending a few car meet-ups lately no one else seems bothered either.
which is interesting and surprising to me. you would certainly think that owners of big displacement American engined cars wouldn't be down with a small turbo V6 powering the legendary Le Mans winner...
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The Ford GT is going after a class win and must therefore meet a spec. I wonder if there was an uproar when the 2005/06 GT got a little modular V8 (with a supercharger) instead of big 427 side oiler?
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Full disclosure: I own a 2006 Ford GT, and have ordered a 2017 NSX.
Funny, I bought my 2006 GT while waiting for the NSX to come out...now my budget is spent.
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Boss, the bean counted point referred to the fake scoops that payed homage to the original design and the use of the lighting truck motor. I didn't come up with this stuff. It was heavily discussed, particularly when Ford asked owners to stop driving the cars while the (half shaft I believe) TSB issue was going on.
Virtually all the scoops on mine are functional (except the two little ones in the nose that were supposed to be used for brake cooling but final architecture interfered).
The Lightning truck motor comment sounds like an attempt to be discrediting and the design/architecture is related...but the GT has an all-aluminum, dry oil sump, twin injector modular V8 with a supercharger. Most dynos say around 520-530 hp at the rear wheels (factory stock).
I too recall the TSBs etc...when they came out and thought surely that Ford had snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
We need to push/publicize these flaws so that the prices fall and I can afford at least another one!