Just because you're debating it doesn't make it a reasonable position. There are those who claim (and will debate) that the earth is only 3000 years old. Is that debatable, too?It clearly is debatable. We are currently debating it.
I think a large displacement naturally aspirated V8 is the perfect engine for an off-road truck. Many of us were hoping Roush would build one out of the Boss (there was an 850 horsepower 460 prototype), but it never came to fruition. This new DOHC 7.0 is like a dream come true.
Would I have settled for a smaller displacement TTV8? Maybe, but that doesn't mean I think it's the ideal engine for an off-road truck. And I certainly wouldn't make those trade-offs for a weezy little motor with a measly 39 more horsepower, which, so far, is getting just 40 more horsepower with the 2JZ toonz.
You say that the N/A 7.0 would weigh more, but how much? Those turbos, manifolds, intercooler, and related plumbing all weigh something, right?
And why bother to argue that we don't know which engine has more potential and then say you agree there's no replacement for displacement?
PS - what's up with the ************ reference? Seriously. You Jennies are...
In any event, certainly the turbos, IC, and associated plumbing weighs something... but look at the size of the V6 long block. Are you honestly going to try to tell me that a V8 crank with a 427-compatible stroke (and counterweights to match) isn't going to eat up the bulk of that weight difference on its own? Plus the additional rods, plus the additional pistons, plus the additional length on 4(!) cams, plus the size of the heads for the entire length of the block, plus the additional two ports on the exhaust manifolds, plus the additional coolant in the block (that shit adds up, too)... you really think that all that extra shit will add less than 100 pounds over the weight of the entire HO EB V6 package (including turbos, etc...)? C'mon, dude... be realistic... and what do you get in exchange for that extra weight?
...and you can call 39 extra horsepower "wheezy" all you want... tell me that you wouldn't want that power in your current truck? We haven't even begun talking about the torque, either... could it be because you recognize that there's no way to get the torque number of the 6.2L to 510 ft/lb without either a cam swap (moving the torque curve up the RPM range) or going FI on the 6.2? As for the power coming out of the GenII tunes, remind me again how much there is to be gained on a GenI with only a tune? ON TOP of the 39 "wheezy" horsepower that the GenII motor makes over the 6.2L??
As for the "no replacement for displacement" comment, you didn't read my whole statement on that, did you? I said that in order for that to be true, and here's the important part, ALL other parameters must be equal. You know and I know that there's no way in hell that a factory NA V8 is going to be able to take 20+ pounds of boost. The HO EB V6 long block can. Easily. And it does. So, in that regard, we can see that all of those other parameters that I mentioned above are NOT equal between the two motors.
In regard to being , you caught me... I'm all about you, you sexy, hulk of a man!! I just can't get enough of you...