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Excaliber:
Are you sure it was an entirely clean sheet design?
From an article I read they did start with a production block. (I believe aluminum 5.4 lightening engine)
Turned up the boost until it broke. Figured out what broke, fixed it. Turned up the boost some more until it broke, etc.
The article mentioned that it is WAY too expensive for them to make the block just for the GT-40 and was going to all future castings. I believe the main point of failure was the oiling system.
Wish I could remember where I read this. Either way, it's definately not the same engine in a current vehicle.
-steve in nj-
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