Agreed. The "average" GTST would be under 200rwkw. The "average" GTST I think would be around 230-250 kw @ the fly.
As long as that 6L HSV can get traction it should win a lot of drags. Do some weight reduction and it's even more formiddable.
6L. Wow, that's a big engine.
We mostly choose turbo Skylines over big NA for the following 3 reasons:
1. Ability to double power output from a smaller engine
2. Smaller engine = less weight
3. Skylines handle better than "Aussie" cars
But good luck to you.
LOL, yeah I'm certain Ford knows that forced induction beats NA and the power was deliberately kept conservative and below the V8 output. Lots of V8 bogans out there that would have hurt feelings if the XR6T came from the factory with more power than the V8.
Some people are forgetting that the Japanese deliberately used smaller displacement engines with forced induction for reasons like weight and racing class restrictions.
It's all maths, of course the XR6T has more power potential than the Skyline engines, simple displacement + forced induction.
Speaking of rust... I had a little bit of rust on the rear quarter panels on my R32 GTR. But why do aluminium panels rust? I thought aluminium was a non-rusting metal???
OK, I see Mazda is also populated by morons:
FD RX7
Years Available: 1992 to 2003
Engine: 13B (1308cc) twin rotor (2 x 654cc) EFI Twin Sequential Turbos with Intercooler
Hardly 30 years ago.
So basically Rexbo, a single turbo is preferable if done properly, but a lot harder to get right (tuning, development, engineering) than just using a twin-turbo system?