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Engine/Gearbox questions and discussion
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Post by craig_jdm » Tue Feb 07, 2017 3:33 pm

If you want a nice lude you can build up id buy an a8 and get it in if you want a really fast b road killer get merlins engine and an good lsd
I hit the limiter in my h23 vtec still didn't kick in

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:43 pm

Merlin wrote:Its not the bhp that is the best thing from a built engine its the extra torque. My built engine makes more torque at 3k rpm than my H22a8 does at peak.
Yep torque is what accelerates the car. Power is just the rate of acceleration.

The single best difference you can do is a shorter final drive. That will increase torque to the wheels by around 10%.
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Post by damon » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:45 pm

Iv just done my Gearbox swop and a decent diff and final drive is so good.

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