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Old 10-14-2021, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Vaught View Post
Simple answer, where does the engine spend most of its time on the street.
Are you a aggressive driver who cares little about F.E. vs a smooth driver
like Jackie Stewart on the street.

Build and Cam the engine for those modes of operation. Drives well is a subjective thing.
Tom V.
This is what I’d do too.
Usually I go for a long broad torque curve but that’s because it usually suits the engines power band with a Pontiac even in drag racing.

But occasionally a perky HP engine is what’s needed for certain applications say a light weight speed boat that spends a lot of its time at max rpm and HP

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