2020 Corvette

[BCreekDave]

Originally Posted by firstgenaddict

I talked with a recently retired Chassis Engineer for a while at the Corvette Nationals asked him about the C8 engines...
Told him I heard one at Nurburg which had the exhaust note of a flat plane engine... SO
I asked specifically about a flat plane crank engine in the C8... he stated he was not in power trains however his understanding was that the optional engine would be of a flat plane crank design! This explains the design of the engine- people thought the additional driven off the cam was more valves...BET it's a balance shaft.

I recall seeing a tech doc somewhere in the past that said a flat plane crank doesn't work beyond about 5 liters in a V8 engine, that Ford really pushed its limit with the 5.2 Voodoo Coyote. True?