View Poll Results: Low end power, or Top end power?
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Which do you prefer? Low end power or top end?
DINOSAURUS BOOSTUS
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Enfield, CT
Remembering back, my S1 and S2 were pretty similar off the low end with the exception of torque management. Which if launched properly..would not kick in.
The only real difference I remember being stock for stock was that the S2 had longer legs than the S1 on the highway.
As for my current mod level..Definately the best of it all.
Do I vote other?
The only real difference I remember being stock for stock was that the S2 had longer legs than the S1 on the highway.
As for my current mod level..Definately the best of it all.
Do I vote other?
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From: August 07 COTM....NEBF '06, CEBF '06 OHMM '06 ONBF '07 CEBF '07
I actually think that my car has good low to top end power range.. That being said, I love my mid to top end pull. It'* sexy!
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Purgatory
Other, both?
It depends on what I build the car for.
On the street the low end torque and wide flat curve is my preference. Unless you do a lot of freeway driving you will spend most of your time in the low to mid range. On the freeway long gears can make up for most of the soft high end by keeping the reves in the middle of the torque curve.
The under construction race car on the other hand will not even start to breath until 4000rpm and will pull past 8000rpm. With a close ratio transaxle and under 2000lb it will still be decent off the line and scary from 6K to 7.5Krpm.
It depends on what I build the car for.
On the street the low end torque and wide flat curve is my preference. Unless you do a lot of freeway driving you will spend most of your time in the low to mid range. On the freeway long gears can make up for most of the soft high end by keeping the reves in the middle of the torque curve.
The under construction race car on the other hand will not even start to breath until 4000rpm and will pull past 8000rpm. With a close ratio transaxle and under 2000lb it will still be decent off the line and scary from 6K to 7.5Krpm.
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From: Jenison, MI (Near Grand Rapids)
I wasn't sure how to vote.
The Series II motors have top end, but they really don't sacrifice much in the bottom end either. Best compromise of both, in my opinion.
That said, I'm really not all about winding up my engines to the redline anyway, so the L27 is just about right for me.
The Series II motors have top end, but they really don't sacrifice much in the bottom end either. Best compromise of both, in my opinion.
That said, I'm really not all about winding up my engines to the redline anyway, so the L27 is just about right for me.
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Originally Posted by theJMFC
I wasn't sure how to vote.
The Series II motors have top end, but they really don't sacrifice much in the bottom end either. Best compromise of both, in my opinion.
That said, I'm really not all about winding up my engines to the redline anyway, so the L27 is just about right for me.
The Series II motors have top end, but they really don't sacrifice much in the bottom end either. Best compromise of both, in my opinion.
That said, I'm really not all about winding up my engines to the redline anyway, so the L27 is just about right for me.
But I agree with you...
It is good to run the motor out once in a while... But all of the time and you will pay the premium sooner or later.. I was lucky to make it to 161k the way I drive..
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