| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,844 | Why do practically all the hotrodders seem to think that increased power always comes at some warp speed RPM that a stovebolt cylinder head can't possibly accommodate ? Why not build for a reasonable increase in low end torque? Some engineer's wet dream of a cylinder head might be a good exercise in wishful thinking, but let's load up the beds of a couple of trucks to max gross weight and head up a few steep hills. "Horsepower is to brag about- - - -torque wins races" (and hauls a payload!)
"You really can make a silk purse of a sow's ear- - - - -but it makes the pig look funny, and it doesn't hear worth a flip! LOL! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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