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Originally Posted by Red Bread
Not to stbm5. Apparently losing LeMans is pretty cool.
I'm personally waiting on a retro mod 917 with a 919 hybrid V4.
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lol. right. that v6 eco boost is a serious engine. it outperforms the v8 that was in the original.
“We ran the 5.0L Cammer V8 for 12 years,” said John Maddox, Sports Car Engine Program manager for RYRE. “But it no longer has relevance. We wanted Ford to support our program for the Daytona Prototype cars, so we moved forward with this, and [Ford] really liked the idea of EcoBoost being in a professional racing category. We’ve run [unrestricted] dyno tests close to 1,000 hp. When we set the 223-mph speed record at Daytona, the V6 was making 800 hp. And we ran 10 miles at WOT.” They’ve also run more than 14,000 simulated miles at Daytona. But IMSA rules limit the engine to about 600 hp with the use of 33.2mm restrictor plates fitted before each turbo. With such immense power and reliability, Ford realized this was the engine for the next GT supercar.