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GM knows this…look at all their atlas motors…the current LL8 is making almost as much power as an entry level v8. Take an LS1 for instance(only fair to compare two GM motors). Its rated between 305-350HP and 335-365LBF…5.7 liters 8 cylinders
LL8 being an I6 is cranking out 291HP and 277LBF…at 4.2 liters…If you want to be ghey and compare the engines at hp per liter…then the almighty ls1 actually loses by about 9 horses.
Its just that these motors are a bit deeper than the v8’s that typically make more power out of the crate. Take for instance…there were a few s10 guys trying to figure out if the LL8 could be taken from a trailblazer and crammed into an s10…wouldn’t fit…4.2 liters of inline6 is simply too deep. I do remember though some guy who crammed the motor into a station wagon…added a turbo…and ran 9’s