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Is GM beating Honda at it's own game with the supercharged Ecotech?

Old Jul 8, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by Evil Turbo SS
How do you figure the S2000 has a higher VE. Displacement has nothing to do with the formula for VE. Simple how much air and fuel does a motor need to make its power. The honda uses more fuel and air per HP it makes. It is the loser.
I believe Mr. Bryant was suggesting the S2000 has higher VE based on its peak torque rating (torque is independent of rpm and is a pretty good barometer of volumetric efficiency). Divide its peak torque into its displacement, and do the same for the LS6, and the Honda makes a bit more torque which indicates it's filling its cylinders better.

VE does not measure "how much air and fuel does a motor need to make its power." Power does not figure into the equation at all (that's more the domain of thermodynamic efficiency). VE is a measure of how much air an engine intakes at a give rpm in relation to its displacement.
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