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Exciting to be a part of the group holding onto the last vestiges of a real NA engine beast with a FPC. Keep ‘em coming!
 
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I know whats next China making FPC engines?

Seriously though it sounds incredible I hope it makes its way to a street version.
 

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That thing looks incredible!!!
 

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That's one of the best sounding engines I've heard in a long time. I suspect the mid-engine packaging allowed them to use a UDDU crank vs the UDUD crank in the Voodoo, hence the more Ferrari-like sound. The race sanctioning requires that some form of the car be made available for the street, but I don't know if that requirement includes things like crank and firing layout.
 

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That's one of the best sounding engines I've heard in a long time. I suspect the mid-engine packaging allowed them to use a UDDU crank vs the UDUD crank in the Voodoo, hence the more Ferrari-like sound. The race sanctioning requires that some form of the car be made available for the street, but I don't know if that requirement includes things like crank and firing layout.
I read or saw a video that Ford actually spent time making the GT350 sound more mustang like, and one of the results was not using equal length exhaust tubes.

I think i would have preferred they make it sound as flat planny as possible.
 

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Well, that sounds good!
 

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I read or saw a video that Ford actually spent time making the GT350 sound more mustang like, and one of the results was not using equal length exhaust tubes.

I think i would have preferred they make it sound as flat planny as possible.
I could not agree more. Though the Voodoo sounds great, it does not sound like a flat crank engine. The high pitched wail that usually accompanies a flat crank is so intoxicating. I do recall in Car and Driver’s first article on the Shelby where they state that Ford did this intentionally to give the car a power spread befitting g a Mustang and due to the change in firing order compared to a a Ferrari and the difference in exhaust and having a single intake vs. a dual plenum.
 
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And Ford copied Ferrari.....oh, and Lotus. And then.....

However, I am NOW really excited! That is going to be BADAZZ.
BMW, Audi, Porsche, McLaren...

Who else? Lol
But Chevy has been around for a long time and so has Ferrari, etc. - Ford's FPC V8 was released just a few years ago and now Chevy is releasing one.

Of course Chevy will say they aren't copying Ford just like they did with the Camaro/Mustang. But IMO it should be obvious. It's just too coincidental.
 

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If only they'd put a manual in it. I'd be on-board for that.
Only reason why I haven't jumped ship. I do wonder tho if I'm doing myself a disservice... I know I'll age and there's a chance I won't be able to shift due to knee joint paint and stuff. That's when DCT will be the ideal place for me to be but maybe I should just start now and quit losing money?
 

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Aside from FPC being around for decades - do you really think that would be sound engineering reason to put FPC engine in a car ? Because "Ford did it" ? Spend about 5 seconds thinking about it and you'll know how ridiculous this claim is.
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