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"basskisser" wrote in message
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CR wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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CR wrote:

Wrong. Low end torque is not enhanced by bore size as long as the
overall
displacement of the engine remains the same.

Prove it.



"Engine torque output is essentially related to cubic inch displacement
of
any engine. The RPM that maximum torque is produced at is related to the
length of the stroke of any engine. A 230 c.i.d. "under-square" engine
will
make about the same torque as a 230 c.i.d. "over-square" engine but will
do
so at lower RPM due to its longer stroke."

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge...es_general.htm


What you fail to realize, is that you need to think of the connecting
rod as a lever.


#1- A longer lever works easier than a short one
#2-#1 is only one reason why a longer stroke engine has inherently more low
end torque than a short stroke engine of the same displacement.

What is essential, and you fail to understand, or
address, is that my statement had to do entirely with WHERE in the
power curve you are measuring torque.


I've addressed what you've said in just about every response, and it is the
basis of why you're wrong-

"Depends on where in the power band. Inlines, because of the relatively
short stroke, and big bores, have a lot of low end torque"
You are attributing the low end torque of an engine to the "relatively short
stroke". This is ass-backwards from reality.