"basskisser" wrote in message
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CR wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
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In the early '80's I found a 63 Valiant that an old lady had owned
since new. I bought it from her for $125. The interior was like a brand
new car, needed paint.


Did you have the long-stroke high rev, or the short-stroke high torque
engine in it?

Ooops, you must not have seen my post regarding your ignorant statement
that the only thing affecting torque is stroke....

Never said that. Did you miss the part where I said "Everything else being
equal (# cylinders, displacement)"
I even simplified my argument for you. Here it is again.

Engine #1- 250 ci straight 6 in a under square configuration (Stroke is
longer than the bore- long stroke)

Engine #2- 250 ci straight 6 engine in a over square configuration (Stroke
is smaller than the bore- short stroke)

Engine #1 will have more torque than engine #2 at a lower rpm.
Engine #2 will rev higher and achieve its max torque at a higher rpm than
Engine #1.
Engine #2 will also redline @ a higher rpm than Engine #1.

Anything here you disagree with?


Also, you notice, please, that I never said that one type (long stroke,
small bore vs. short strong big bore) had
any more torque than the other. Quite the contrary. My statement was WHERE
in the power band that torque is prominent.

And that's where you're wrong. You stated- "Inlines, because of the
relatively short stroke, and big bores, have a lot of low end torque"

Low end torque is not enhanced by having a relatively short stroke.