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      07-10-2007, 04:32 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by lucid View Post
Pretty close but not the same. See the attached sheet below I posted a few months ago. Also, torque is also associated with cylinder geometry.

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Torque is heavily dependent on volumetric efficiency, i.e. the ability of a cylinder to suck in air. This in turn is determined by bore / stroke / camshaft / stuff like Vanos or VTEC (yo!).
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