FNQ wrote:
Thanks gents, love those curves, or as Micheal suggests non-curves since they are so flat. Benjamin good to see the little guys (albeit with Turbo) getting in amongst it, ALL of those curves have excellent low down pulling power and/but are primed for both HP and torque in the 5500 -6000 range. To me these seem like excellent fit for purpose builds. Differences in final drives?-
and also Michael and benjamin what cams? (sorry Michael, saw your build specs link thus time)
Keep them coming.
The power comes at the higher revs simply because power = torque x revs

If you have the torque curve so flat, power becomes inevitable.
I also have a 3.44. Seems to be ideal for what i use it for. Racers traditionally went for lower final drives with a close ratio gearset to keep the engine reving it's nut off because the torque curve was very peaky. With such a wide torque curve there is no advantage to keeping it revving all the time.
Mine is also RE282. However, as you see from the build spec, there is a fair amount of head work and stroking going on.
cheers
michael
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