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Originally Posted by 2SSRS@Gen5diy
If its the 5.5 you may lose torque, whats the old saying "There no replacement for displacement" that's why i was hoping for the SB4, with that motor you get good torque # and high RPM, But then there is gearing, by adding a 7th gear and going with 4.11 rear end you can make up some of that torque loss.
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Yes, gearing can offset the torque loss, however it also reduces efficiency. So now we're losing speed at top end, and losing fuel efficiency as well. It's robbing Peter to pay Paul.
However, with sufficient compression and duel fuel injection combined with the right cam specs, it could be a fun engine in the car. I don't see anything near 600, much less 700 hp out of it, but if we're talking about a road course/autocross car 460 to 500 is plenty.