Wheres the torque???
09-30-2003, 10:03 PM
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Wheres the torque??? 
232/236 .571/.577 112
2000 SS
Mods:
Hooker Longtubes
2.5" True Duals (H pipe)
Lid
Smooth Bellow
**Notice-No ls6 intake, no ported TB, no pulley(s), no tuning
Why is my torque so low? I am swapping cams this weekend, but for future customers and future RPM stage 2 cammers, what is the reson for low torque numbers?
10-01-2003, 03:16 AM
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Re: Wheres the torque??? see how flat that torque curve is???? you're stalling the heads...they cant flow anymore than you have put into them...get the ls6 intake...get stage 2 heads...your #'s will skyrocket...tuning will help squeze out a few more as well.....that graph is a great example of what happens with more air than your valves can deal with...
10-01-2003, 12:47 PM
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Re: Wheres the torque??? I don't agree that it's low. With torque peaking at/above 5000, and not dropping like a rock after that, the hp number will be larger than the torque number.
From the shape of your torque curve, your hp should hold on above 375 past 6500. That, and the torque peak about 5000 indicates quite a large cam for the airflow capability of the engine.
However, with 85% of max torque from 2500 to past 6500, you have lots of average torque (lots of "area under the curve"). A smaller cam might marginally increase peak torque, but average would probably suffer. This car should feel like it just wants to rev in each gear and you need to shift to keep from overreving, not because it "falls off the cam". Sounds like a winner to me!
An LS6 intake would probably help boost things up a little.
BTW, what kind of numbers does it make in the 1/4 mile?
From the shape of your torque curve, your hp should hold on above 375 past 6500. That, and the torque peak about 5000 indicates quite a large cam for the airflow capability of the engine.
However, with 85% of max torque from 2500 to past 6500, you have lots of average torque (lots of "area under the curve"). A smaller cam might marginally increase peak torque, but average would probably suffer. This car should feel like it just wants to rev in each gear and you need to shift to keep from overreving, not because it "falls off the cam". Sounds like a winner to me!
An LS6 intake would probably help boost things up a little.
BTW, what kind of numbers does it make in the 1/4 mile?