Of course it's heavier...

 

well lok at those intake filters, they're at the back did you notice? yet?

 

ummm.....maybe cuz its a boat motor????....sorry, I couldnt resist. No offense to you dubvipers... the intakes are like that for a reason, in a marine motor the intake is opposite of the cars b/c the air is taken in from the rear of the boat. And I dont see how that would draw ppl away from a viper, having a more powerfull motor. At least they would be getting what they payed for. Z06s are faster now so its only fair to raise the VIPPER up a notch.

 

How can they get an extra 125-120 hp without increasing the compression ratio, forced air induction, or other typical forms of increasing hp? What did they do to it. I would love to see this offered. A turbo or supercharged version wouldn't be bad idea either. One thing they could do to help with the emission standards would be to add dual-spark plug per cylinder like they did with the HEMI. Offered it with FFV capabilities could also help. Besides, who doesn't want 105 octane fuel at a price that is much lower than regular gas let alone premium grade fuel?

 

well, yea for what you guys/gals typed but i'm just sitting here laughing amazed at what they did with the engine for once and for all

 

I cannot believe DC isn't working on something. 625+ would be a good move in the right direction. Whet the new Z06 out, the pressure is on DC. IMHO not that it means much.

 

yea, 800 lbs is heavy but how did they make it more powerful? redesign?

 

Perhaps cam? Intake/exhaust optimization? Remember that a boat engine only has to produce power over a constant narrow rpm range. Note the full throttle specs on that engine. That's where the thing can run continously and it doesn't have to make torque down low because with a boat you have the ultimate fluid torque converter: whatever it's sitting in.

Or maybe not.

 

because for a boat, the engine just propels the prop, which is something that turns water, not rolling a wheel on road, you're chopping water, but one thing... if you floored it, what prevents the engine from redlining it'self

 

You don't floor it...or push the throttle lever all the way to the front. The prop will "cavitate." A boat propeller is called a screw for a good reason. It screws its way through the water like a screw goes into wood. I suppose if you cranked on a wood screw too hard, it would just pull wood out rather than pull the screw into the wood.

So with a boat, you don't need tons of torque down low like you do with a car. You can't get the power to the ground, so to speak. But you do need it on the top end when the screw is screwing its way through the water. So don't put the power down low in the rpm curve, max it where it will do good.

And stop thinking those dirty thoughts.