nismo Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Nice #'s man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Originally posted by Neo: Fixed. tongue.gif It's not just V8's, but that's how they seem to generally be designed. If you designed an I-4 or even a 'normal' sized V6 like this you would have such a small amount of HP it wouldn't be useable. That's probably why they generally design V8/larger displacement engines for torque down low and not hp up high and don't design smaller engines to do this, they will still make a useable amount of HP. HP in it's simplest view is a product of how big the engine is and how fast the engine is spinning. I just wasn't aware that the 5.0's, and apparently earlier modular engines were 'torque monsters'. When you put a power adder, esp. turbo or non-centrifugal blower, things change a lot. "Crappy Heads" seem to mean "bad flow", but that means they will be more restriction down low and make more torque. I didn't know that about the different heads, first year for EFI and gears on the Fox-Bodies Wease, thanks. graemlins/thumb.gif Actually I know I've asked people numerous times about the gears, but I just forget stuff easily. tongue.gif Yeah, I knew about Brian's primer car on spray and snow tires, but I didn't know what all was done to it. we know. just don't have time to type a dissertation on engine dynamics smart ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Originally posted by mesteno: we know. just don't have time to type a dissertation on engine dynamics smart ass.You didn't imply that when you said "totally normal...v-8's do that" I wasn't being a smart ass, hence the tongue.gif Shoot me in the foot and hang me for trying to have a technical conversation on an automotive performance enthusiast board instead of the mindless drivel that most people post day in and day out. At least I'm posting something informative instead of going around grunting about how high my 4 banger spins and how much hp/l it makes or how much torque my v8 makes down low. Not everyone knows stuff like this. I didn't when I first came to this board. Posting generalities that aren't informative will just further people’s misunderstandings of why certain engines do well in some areas and lack in others. EDIT: I in no way want this to turn into an argument and clutter up Wease's thread, that's pointless and counterproductive. If you want to discus what I have posted about 'my dissertation on engine dynamics', please do it here. If you feel like you have to get into a pissing match, PM me, but don't expect me to necessarily PM you back. I'm no implying that you would necessarily do that, just want to head off anything that might derail this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 chunk your v6 still owes me one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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