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Originally Posted by BlackDeuceCoupe
My Honda B16 motor is widely ridiculed as a "torqueless wonder". At 8000+ rpm it will propel my ride like a white hot comet, but "cresting a gentle hill" at even 3000 rpm will cause my engine to labor, and the speed to drop precipitously!
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Try a B18B1 with an automatic! Max torques at 5200 at a smokin' 127 (142 hp at 6300). It still scoots when prompted, but requires finesse below 3k.
I had a fierce headwind the other day, coupled with cooler temps. Didn't need the window down, but it was a real struggle to get/keep highway speeds. The dense air usually makes a bit more power without an FE sacrifice, but the cooler temps did it. IATs have dropped as well.
I cruise at 60-70, which is 2500-3000 RPM. I keep it in 4th/TC locked, 19TPS -- build up some momentum (depending on the hill, maybe go up to 21TPS) and hold the throttle to bleed the speed. MPGs drop, but hills do that. I make it up on the next downhill (hopefully). Unless I get impatient, the TC won't budge.
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