The demise of the traditional naturally aspirated V8 engine is imminent. Major car manufacturers have committed to a future with smaller turbocharged engines, electrification, and hybrids as a means of propulsion for their future vehicles to improve fuel efficiency and meet ever tighter state and federal emissions requirements. However, it is difficult to imagine the automobile industry without V8-powered cars. The engine has been around since 1902 when Léon Levavasseur took out a patent on his powerful, lightweight gasoline-injected
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