I'll witness Thunder's third gear from a dead start capabilities, taking
off
from a stoplight.......uphill, no less. She never blinked!
Michael Evans
Evans & Associates
www.evansassociates.net
www.companyfixers.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Infinite Space Systems, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: $20,000 engine?
Matt,
Just remember guys, that 400HP will be gutless anyway... up to 3500rpm
or even 4000.
Why? Any engine, but especially an Olds, can be built to provide a big,
*flat* torque curve and still pull high RPM power.
Thunder's 468 can be driven around all day in 3rd gear (direct drive,
like a one-speed) in her B&M manual only TH400 and not care one bit.
There's a handful of Olds List members who have now experienced that.
That's enough low end torque to sell. A small block Olds can do something
similar. It's all in how the engine is built. Gearing helps too, but in
direct drive, the torque difference betwwen a 3.08 and a 4.1 isn't all
that much. A 4.1 in direct drive is about like a 3.08 with a very weak
second gear in an automatic and a weak 3rd gear in a 4-speed. The engine
torque does all the rest.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
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