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slowmover · 09-04-2011, 03:25 PM

Actually the reason to have more low end torque is, to be able to run higher gears without lugging the engine down, causing wider throttle openings

A V8 needs the highway cruise speed rpm to be at or preferably a touch under peak torque.

09-04-2011, 03:25 PM	#33 (permalink)
slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	*Actually the reason to have more low end torque is, to be able to run higher gears without lugging the engine down, causing wider throttle openings* A V8 needs the highway cruise speed rpm to be at or preferably a touch under peak torque.