Hi-PO Stang
Well-Known Member
As I understand, the new Corvette is using a 5.5 liter Flat Plane Crank engine in the current C8 Corvette race car. I try to listen for the difference in sound of the FPC engine but can not detect a difference over the other race engines. I wait for someone to say during racing coverage that the new Vette is using a FPC engine but do not hear mention of a FPC engine. Ford was known to have produced a larger displacement engine than other FPC car builders. If the Corvette race car has a FPC engine , it appears to be quite durable. If it is so difficult to work around the vibration issues of a large displacement FPC V8 , what have the Corvette engineers done to make the engine durable in long distance races ?
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