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Dave @ May 23rd 2007 8:44PM
Andrew,
I know what you mean but I still prefer smaller engines that put out more power.
For example the 2.0 turbo in VW is a great engine. Very powerful and revs to 6500RPM effortlessly. Power everywhere.
Then there are those engines that are huge and boosted. They just dont have the acceleration you would expect. I have driven the old Lightning with 360hp and 440 torque. It was fast but seriously I did not want to rev it above 3500RPM. When it shifted at 3000RPM I got a jolt of power when it started revving at 2000RPM again. Then I would come off the gas peddle because it would vibrate and get thrashy.
Midrange is really the best of both worlds. You do want power off idle but you want this power to continuesly and linearly climb as you keep the peddle down.