Originally Posted by Teck-9
I wonder about boost on a non amg engine. there is no 5.0 amg and the only 4.3 amg is 10 to 13 years old. The 5.4s are very expensive and from what I hear have too high a compression ratio for boost. What do you guys recommend for a turbo V8?
Well,the 5.5L engines can stand boost. You could use an E550 engine, it could withstand boost as the E55's are SC'd 5.5L engines. Even more so, for the debate of the "but it's different" idea...There are multiple C55's (N/A 5.5L) that have gone with Kleeman to S/C the 5.5L.
It could work.