04-10-2010, 11:42 PM
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Drives: ex-500hp v6 mustang
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: arizona
Posts: 605
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Here's why I like DOHC:
It's more flexible in adjustments (see VVT) and in general...is a more efficient design, allowing engineers to do more with less displacement.
Here's why I like OH V:
It sounds ridiculous with an exhaust (all the chains and valves externally-placed cams make DOHC sound "whiney")
And it's simple. Simple to build, simple to maintain, simple to modify.
Simple also means inexpensive.
Here's why I like BOTH:
They can both be adapted to a V8...and stuffed into a sporty coupe like the Camaro or Mustang.
Which...I have to assume...is why we're all here. 
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