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Originally Posted by Tourer
I also think of all those wasted hours, expensive time, angst and of course impact on competition that could have been avoided with a "fit for purpose" engine shop from the outset.
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Or Supercars/Craigsted could have put a counterweighted flywheel on the LS to make the inertias match, instead of the lightweight jobby the LS/LT engines were permitted to use (for some reason)?
The 5.4 Coyote, even in Herrod form, always had the potential to make 30hp more if it wasn't detuned by Mr. Hasted... It was making 30hp more in the MARC car installation for testing.
The M-Sport 5.4 parts (like presumably a lighter crankshaft) were likely not available back then and have only recently become available as part of the GT3 program.
Much more expense to DJR than simply putting lead slugs in the LT engine flywheel from the off!