Does this shock anyone?
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Franklin2 - good point. You inspired me to look into this closer. This is pretty interesting:
The 8.0 /488ci Dodge Ram truck engine makes a boat load of torque at low rpm, and its peak of 300 HP is at 4000 RPM.
Even though the HP is falling off after 4000 RPM, the damn thing makes almost as much torque at 5000 RPM as it does at 1500.
It's making 225 HP (the 460's peak) by about 1000 RPM! It's a beast of a truck engine. Definitely not NASCAR material
The 8.0 /488ci Dodge Ram truck engine makes a boat load of torque at low rpm, and its peak of 300 HP is at 4000 RPM.
Even though the HP is falling off after 4000 RPM, the damn thing makes almost as much torque at 5000 RPM as it does at 1500.
It's making 225 HP (the 460's peak) by about 1000 RPM! It's a beast of a truck engine. Definitely not NASCAR material
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That doesn't surprise me at all. You're talking about two smogged down engines, especially the 460. Emissions equipment hurts power and MPG. Your 460 is around 8:1 compression with those large chamber heads and grand chasm pistons. Not sure on the newer Dodge but it's surely smogged down which doesn't help. Most half decent engine designs can easily get 1 HP per cubic inch with a mild build without getting spendy.
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Yeah the v10 is damn impressive but just doesn't put down the numbers you would think. Not the engines fault but just regulations. I wonder if it would be possible to take that block a v10 and naturally aspirate it and remove all the sensors and junk?
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