excel graphical comparison of the two engines
i wish i could post attachments. i can't yet, (too new of a user i guess) but i did a comparison myself using my excel.....
here is what i found. from what has been said on this thread, the ford produces 80% of torque at 1000 rpm. = 292 ft lbs
dodge produces 290 at 1000 rpm.
ok well from dodge website,
hemi produces peak torque at 4250 of 375 ft lbs.
ford produces peak torque at 3750 of 365 ft lbs
so from doing a simple graph with a linear fit(the best we can do till we find true graphs), it shows that the fords torque is stronger all the way through the rpm band than the dodge....until we can get true curves from both ford and dodge, this will explain why the ford outpulls the hemi from a standstill.
sorry dodge fans, do the calculations yourself...
sorry i couldn't post the attachment.
also, if ford will make that bold of statement, i believe they would have at least tried that test before they aired that commercial. that is pretty ballsy if they didn't...
dont let the peak numbers fool you....and dont forget about the rest of the drive train either. early reports of the ford tranny say that it is strong and firm...maybe the soft shifts are gone...
bottom line though, low end grunt is what it is all about...