It's not always where the peak is...its also what the curve looks like. The I-6 is apples to oranges to a 5.0...that I-6 is more like a diesel then gas. Slow and torquey at very low RPM.

Drive a 5.0 and a 5.8 truck, and you'll feel the torque band difference. The truck 5.0 has very little torque below 1800 rpm. The torque band is sharp til about 2500 rpm, then starts to level off. The 351's longer stroke makes much better torque, my 393 is a stroked 351 for even more torque. The 393s are torque monsters.


Even Ford's 350hp 5.0 crate motor only makes 310 ft-lbs. My 393 can easily make 450.