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Old 12-23-2009, 06:59 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rgathright View Post
I have a Mopar hot rodding magazine that detailed the same changes to a Dodge Neon. They were able to find an additional 37lbs of torque by doing this to the 2.4L engine. I have since dreamed of this doing this to make a FE NEON.
The question is not whether they made more torque, but where the bulk of it was made.

You have to remember, we're operating under 3,000 RPM most times. Most things that increase high RPM power also decrease performance in the lower RPMS, which could have an adverse effect on economy.
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