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Old 08-14-2015   #50
5ABI VT
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Default Re: Point/Counterpoint: DOHC v OHV

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Originally Posted by spork2367 View Post
And the v12 torque curve sucks.
Definitely subjective .. But to me I don't care for down low torque. It's not needed. Gearing can give you torque , but can't give you hp. With the right gearing that 510lvs -ft can easily equal a higher torque motor at the tire. For me that torque curve is beautiful !! All that torque up high .. Where the motor will remain under wot through the gears is all that matters to me. If I was towing a trailer.. Sure give me an ls7. If I had a 4000lb pickup .. Sure give me an ls7. For my kind of sports car.. Give me that v12 any day of my life.

My Lt4 I built is a 370ci solid roller.. Makes peak torque at 6400 and peak power at 7400. Idle ? Well I hate choppy idles.. But I'm going to be on the receiving end of that idle lol. What this motor will give me is smiles from 6-8500rpm !!
Would I have rather built an LT5? I think the answer Is obvious !
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