I think you're forgetting that you also lost the argument about the extremely uncommon FWD V8 layout. And the multitude of vehicles you cited that were out of production for decades. How quickly we forget?
Block design considerations could indeed impact the longevity of the 3.5, 6.2, or 7.0 at max output, especially with forced induction. I don't think anybody who's pushing 1000+ horsepower is necessarily looking for a 100k powertain warranty, though. So it is, indeed, obfuscation.
You lose. Again.
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What about the carb comment, though, what was the logic there? I didn't understand what you meant. Can you explain?
Nope, I didn't lose the argument about the commonality of the FWD V8 at all... I just think that you have an extraordinarily loose definition of the term "extremely uncommon", is all. Are GenI Raptors "extremely uncommon"? I don't think they are... I see them quite frequently. For the record, I am showing the following production information:
So if you're going to call the Cadillac DTS (just one example of a FWD V8, mind you) "extremely uncommon", then, at roughly 37% of the total production, you're also going to need to call GenI Raptors "extremely super-duper uncommon". Which is ********. I see several of them on the road per week, and I'll bet you do, too.
Let me help you understand what "extremely uncommon" really means in the world of cars (I'm even being generous with most of these):
- 1987 Buick GNX - 547
- 1989 Turbo Trans Am - 1550
- 2009-2010 Pontiac Solstice Coupe - 1266
- 1991 GMC Syclone - 2995
Hell, I wouldn't even consider the 2nd gen ('99-'04) Lightning (total production 28,124) to be "
extremely uncommon". Uncommon, certainly... but
extremely uncommon? Hardly. Even the 1993 Mustang Cobra at a total production (for the street version) of 4993 doesn't merit the "extremely uncommon" label, IMO.
Evidently, I'm not the only one with this position; in regard to the 1990-1993 Chevrolet 454 SS trucks:
These trucks were only produced from 1990 to 1993, and according to one source, the production numbers are quite telling. For the 1990 Model Year, there were 13,750 Produced. However, from then on, it went downhill fast. Only 983 left the factory in 1991, 1,380 in 1992, and only 843 in 1993. So with a total run of close to 17,000 units, they aren’t exactly rare, but when you usually sell at least a million trucks a year, it’s just a drop in the bucket.
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Hooniverse Obscure Muscle Car Garage – The 1990-93 Chevrolet Silverado 454 SSÂ*|Â*Hooniverse)
Sorry, bro... you made an ignorant statement, got called and fact checked, and tried to worm your way out of it. You failed. Be a man and admit that you're wrong... it's not that difficult.