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Damn. Toyota is going all out. I hope their quality is still there after rading how much material they cut out of the blocks/heads

 

them going cheaper is a sign that they didn't have as much cash as they thought they did. lol don't count on quality.

 

To me it looks like they made the process of making the engine more efficient.... not cheepeaning out on materials.

Therefore, same engine but cheeper to produce.

 

It is not the same engine. Basically the new engine has far much less material in the block and the heads. It ends up being much lighter also. I was just saying I hope the cost cutting in material on the engine did not compromise anything.

 

Well generally if you die cast an engine block and cylinderhead, it won't have a closed deck, not exactly the best surface for a head gasket. I guess being in the camry though, its not a big issue.

 

Hmm who wants to be the first to buy a 5.7L Tundra

Somehow I get the feeling quality will be sacrificed.

 

If you can make a motor with less material, it will be lighter and less expensive to produce. If you can make it with lighter material, it will be lighter. If you can make it with a more efficient manufacturing process, it will be less expensive to produce.

All of the above - lighter and less expensive are very good things IF you can do it without sacrafising durability/reliability.

That is something Toyota has always prided itself on - the ability to be more efficient whilst actually improving quality at the same time.

I'm not saying they will continue to do so for sure; I'm just saying this 'process' is nothing new to Toyota. They've always been looking for ways to cut costs without cutting quality.

 

If they want light, compact, reliable and cheap to produce engines, soon they'll be going back to OHV designs. Then GM won't look so bad for having old tech in their cars and trucks.