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What makes any car fun is low to midrange torque. Horsepower sells cars and torque provides the fun factor, allways has and likely will for the forseeable future. Judging an engines true performance by the peak HP #s is for guys who know only what they can read in the auto press periodicals. Lots more to it than that. The import small displacement motors can put up some respectable peak HP #s on the almighty dyno but have to be run like a chainsaw to get them. They disappoint in the real world and feel gutless because they lack torque.
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If I think back, I believe my #s with VR, Dynatech 1 &7/8s, Borla Touring, and a Dyno tune with a mix of 91/Torco was 448 RWHP and 44X somthing TQ.
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What makes any car fun is low to midrange torque. Horsepower sells cars and torque provides the fun factor, allways has and likely will for the forseeable future. Judging an engines true performance by the peak HP #s is for guys who know only what they can read in the auto press periodicals. Lots more to it than that. The import small displacement motors can put up some respectable peak HP #s on the almighty dyno but have to be run like a chainsaw to get them. They disappoint in the real world and feel gutless because they lack torque.
Other definitions include WOT from a dead stop for 1/4 mile, high speed lateral thrust, flat out high speed, serious braking, show and shine, and casual cruises.
A Cat powered Kenworth has 550hp and 1850tq, but it's still not fun for everyone.
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I sense your definition of fun is cruising along and then going WOT or less in the 3000-5000 rpm range.
Other definitions include WOT from a dead stop for 1/4 mile, high speed lateral thrust, flat out high speed, serious braking, show and shine, and casual cruises.
A Cat powered Kenworth has 550hp and 1850tq, but it's still not fun for everyone.
Other definitions include WOT from a dead stop for 1/4 mile, high speed lateral thrust, flat out high speed, serious braking, show and shine, and casual cruises.
A Cat powered Kenworth has 550hp and 1850tq, but it's still not fun for everyone.
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Also, although the inlet to the mufflers is 2 1/2 inches it still flows more to not have a 2 1/2 inch x-pipe. A 2 1/2 inch x-pipe is still a flow restriction of its own.
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[ The import small displacement motors can put up some respectable peak HP #s on the almighty dyno but have to be run like a chainsaw to get them. They disappoint in the real world and feel gutless because they lack torque.[/QUOTE]
How true! I had a 04 Honda S2000 that had 240 HP in a 2800 lb car, but it had nothing unless you kept it between 6.5 - 8K RPMs at all times
How true! I had a 04 Honda S2000 that had 240 HP in a 2800 lb car, but it had nothing unless you kept it between 6.5 - 8K RPMs at all times
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AS I Recall..........
Hey man.... AS I Recall.......... C6Devil (hope I don't get banned for using his name here
) had a pretty nice running LS3 with a Vararam, LG's, and a nice tune from me.
I forget the #'s, but it ran really well and I do know that Eddies got some dyno sheets for it.
Check with him...
Chuck CoW
) had a pretty nice running LS3 with a Vararam, LG's, and a nice tune from me.I forget the #'s, but it ran really well and I do know that Eddies got some dyno sheets for it.
Check with him...
Chuck CoW
