Originally posted by MarkJerling Yeah, big differences in technology. Remember when it was said that you could not get more than 1 HP from an cubic inch?
There was my '57 Ford that got 190HP from 272cu.inches while the Mondeo gets 245HP from 122cu.inches. That's the equivalent of the 272 Y-block making 546 horses!
You should be able to get 441 horses from that 3.6! LOL
They do.
GM gets more than 441 HP from turbocharging. The 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing generates 472 HP and 445 lb ft of torque from the twin turbocharged 3.6 V6 in the Cadillac.
" Year(s) Model Power Torque Dyno chart
2016–2019 Cadillac ATS-V, Cadillac ATS-V Coupe 464 hp (346 kW; 470 PS) @ 5850 RPM 445 lb⋅ft (603 N⋅m) @ 3500 RPM 2016 link
2022–present Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing 472 hp (352 kW; 479 PS) 445 lb⋅ft (603 N⋅m) "
Quote from Wikipedia.
I do recall when 1 hp per cube was phenomenal. Although the motorcycle world started making these engines in the 1960's. My '66 Yamaha YDS3 Super Sports, 250cc, 5 speed, twin cylinder, two stroke...two carbs, redline of 8600 rpm, was rated at 28.6 hp...from just 15 cubic inches.
Back then, it could run fairly competitively in acceleration with a British 500cc (30.5 cubic inches) , single carb, twin cylinder 4 stroke.
Back then, the Yamaha and Suzuki sports twins, were known as hooligan bikes.
Can't imagine me as a hooligan, even at 17...can you ?
Last edited by lesmore49; 09-05-2022 at 08:58 PM.