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Originally Posted by Manny G.  ummm.. am i the only one who sees a a crappy ft.lb torque number?? i mean.. 295??? is this PRE-TURBO? is there a compression ratio number published for this engine? is it FACT its going to be NA? |
the engine is a thing of beauty. and there is a reason the motor is the way it is. i don't know what the specs are, but im guessing the block is over-square. the rod length is shorter than the piston dia., to achieve the 8300 rpm redline safely. to high a piston speed and stuff gets nasty. this is probably the reason for your lack of torque. thats why most our u.s V-8's have so much. most are designed with square or under-square (rod length>piston dia.) motors. they have great torque and are good hot rod cars, but run out of steam early and can't turn the high rpm. and you could run 14:1 compression in the M motor and it still wouldn't get the #'s you want. this car was built to be a balance of engine and handling. and the motor was probably tuned to hint track bias, not street hot rod. if you don't like it don't buy one or bother thinking of one. if you want alot of torque, go buy a 2 ton GTO and put a blower on it. OR a diesel! i have some friends with trucks with 1,400 ft-lb
