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      11-06-2009, 12:54 PM   #239
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Originally Posted by swamp2 View Post
How is low or midrange power or torque important when if driving at a WOT clip you are typically never below 6500 rpm? The car and the real world essentially do not see nor care what the engine does below that. It is invisible for all practical purposes.
if you're only talking about straight line then ya... but you still have ~8% more peak HP and probably more like 10-12% additional power @ 6500 rpm.

I still don't understand the complaint with the 4.4L. Ya its down slightly in hp/L... so what? On a track in the real world the new motor is going to be significantly better then the s65b40.
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