Chevy's I4 2.7 turbo engine
My son is looking at getting a 2019 Silverado 1500 truck. A lot of them on the lots have Chevy's new 2.7 turbo engine. This engine replaces the 4.3 V6. He won't be towing a camper with it. He is wonde...
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We'll See wrote:B.O. Plenty wrote:
V-8 is just loafing along while the nervous little pumped up 4 cyl is screaming its' guts out. Which one is going to last longer? I know what I would buy.
B.O.
The v8 would be screaming more than the turbo four or six. I hope GM's 2.7 four works out well for the OP's son. My 2.7 ecoboost is light years better all around than my last GM 5.3 liter v8. Way more torque at much lower rpm than a comparable v8. Better mileage too. But yes, a v8 sounds better but I like sounds of the turbos too.
Nailed it!
Tired of all the old farts stuck in 1980s mindset, where 4 cyl "scream", and V8s "loaf". Have you nay sayers driven modern forced induction 3/4/6 cylinders? Their power curve resembles a little diesel - torque right off idle, and don't make much power above 4500 rpm.
Modern NA V8s, on the other hand, do "scream". That's how they make power. Not saying which is better or worse, just facts about screaming and loafing...
