{"id":4307,"date":"2014-08-17T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T19:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4307"},"modified":"2014-08-17T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T19:11:35","slug":"peak-power-vs-torque-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4307","title":{"rendered":"Peak Power Vs Torque Curve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a nice reminder that picking parts based purely on highest horsepower number doesn&#8217;t always produce a faster car. The author took the example of a tall, long runner EFI intake manifold versus a production LS1 intake. With the long runner manifold, the engine did produce more horsepower but it moved the torque peak off the middle of the curve, resulting in a slower simulated quarter-mile run. <\/p>\n<p>The article below can best be summed up with this quote<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>my buddy Lingenfelter told me the best engine modifications to make a car quicker were mods that would improve the power within the rpm where the engine spent most of its time. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onallcylinders.com\/2014\/08\/08\/ask-away-jeff-smith-peak-power-vs-torque-curve-matters-application\/\">On All Cylinders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a nice reminder that picking parts based purely on highest horsepower number doesn&#8217;t always produce a faster car. The author took the example of a tall, long runner EFI intake manifold versus a production LS1 intake. With the long runner manifold, the engine did produce more horsepower but it moved the torque&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4307\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peak Power Vs Torque Curve<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engines"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16315,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16315","url_meta":{"origin":4307,"position":0},"title":"Engine Masters Make Big Power With Porting","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Most enthusiasts know increasing airflow through any means usually results in more power. 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