Thread: S55 vs. S65
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      12-18-2013, 12:13 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by Boss330 View Post
Let's be honest. The S65 was, and is, a great engine. But it's not the KING. Not by a mile... Today, the 458 and 991 GT3 have engines that rev to 9000rpm and have higher specific output. But even the 3 year old F430 engine (in 2007) had a higher redline and higher specific output...
And none of these engines you mentioned are as impressive as the Honda S2000's F20C, which is a simple 2 liter 4 cyl, putting out 120hp/liter, and reving to 9,000rpms, with no known bearing issues. That car came out like in 1999.
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