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Old 08-18-2015   #77
Billy Mild
 
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Default Re: Point/Counterpoint: DOHC v OHV

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Originally Posted by Fully Vetted View Post
Which is why I think the 2013 60th Ann. 427 car will be highly collectable. Most likely the last BB Corvette ever produced.



And I wouldn't trust either one of them to get me to the grocery store and back let alone go on a road trip. But I guess that's beside the point...
I would trust that 959 in a heartbeat. Porsche's are the only true exotic that can be driven daily. 959 was the pinnacle of engineering back in that era. It was only surpassed by the 996 Turbo in performance, and even then the 996 was not as technologically advanced.

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51 View Post
Although it's a 427, that doesn't make it a big block. It's still an LSx block just a bigger bore. I may be oversimplifying it.
True big blocks are designed differently. They have a lot of cylinder material. The LS7 engine has almost paper thin cylinder walls. There is no service life in that engine.
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