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4.0 vs. 4.3
ok, easy question that i cant answer. a friend has a mazda truck with a 4.0 V-6 in it and it has 210 horsepower and my mom has a 4.3 V-6 Vortec and it has 190 horsepower. with experience i find out that its easier to burn out with the 4.3
so does that mean that the 4.3 has more torque becasue its bigger? dumb question but im curious
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Gearing, cam grind, intake setup, exhaust setup, bore, stroke, brake weakness or strength.
There's about a dozen variables that can dictate what can burn out better.
Easiest solution: Research. Find out which truck makes more torque, and find out where they make the torque. Easy.
There's about a dozen variables that can dictate what can burn out better.
Easiest solution: Research. Find out which truck makes more torque, and find out where they make the torque. Easy.
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Yes, but that doesn't mean the extra power comes from the extra .3L, or that the chevy does better burnouts from a standstill because of the extra power. There's a ton of differences. The 4.3 is a pushrod motor, the Ford 4.0 is an SOHC motor. The gearing is different, and that's just a few things.
The added torque could be one reason, but other factors can effect things more than power. A friend of mine built a 1.8T Impreza with an RS tranny and could spin all 4 205/50/16's slightly more than my SS can spin 225/45/17's. I make a lot more power. It's all about setup, not just about power.
The added torque could be one reason, but other factors can effect things more than power. A friend of mine built a 1.8T Impreza with an RS tranny and could spin all 4 205/50/16's slightly more than my SS can spin 225/45/17's. I make a lot more power. It's all about setup, not just about power.
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Pushrods tend to be louder, which is cool, and they clack a LOT with a hot cam, which is also cool. They can make a ton of low-down torque.
I wouldn't want any of the OHC Fords until they FIXED the problems they had in 1997 when they went with the new SOHC 4.0. Pre 97, they used a pushrod setup, and it licked the balls unless it was the 4.0, and the new 3.0's outperform the old pushrod 4.0's.
I wouldn't want any of the OHC Fords until they FIXED the problems they had in 1997 when they went with the new SOHC 4.0. Pre 97, they used a pushrod setup, and it licked the balls unless it was the 4.0, and the new 3.0's outperform the old pushrod 4.0's.
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Torque is determined by displacement and flow (ignoring forced induction) Cam position, cyl configuration, etc have nothing to do with it.BAC5.2 wrote:Pushrods ... can make a ton of low-down torque.
Pushrods tend to make a lot of low end tq because we dont have too many small displacement pushrod engines running around anymore.
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They make low end torque because they are two valve engines with breathing characteristics that suit low rpm as well as being large, of course. Comparing them to older relatively large displacement OHC engines (mainly European engines from pre variable valve timing days as that screws everything up) would make it appear that the pushrods had something to do with the torque characteristics, but it is really down to tuning for a specified range. Euros went for HP and top end while the Americans went for low end as preferred by their particular clientele.
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Plenty. Better traction both in turns and in a straight line.
Ever see these dumb-ass Honda guys do one-wheel burnouts?
That's because they have an open diff instead of an LSD. If they had an LSD, they'd burn out both wheels.... actually.... they probably don't have enough torque to burn out both wheels, so they'd just stall
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Ever see these dumb-ass Honda guys do one-wheel burnouts?
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well, im just sayin, i love honda's as well as subaru's, my brother had a 1999 Civic Si, and currently has a 1999 Honda Civic hatchback, but yea, i agree the non-Si honda's have no power. another question, so like say a honda, if you burnout all of the torque goes to the wheel that will spin first right? without a lockup TC or LSD?
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I'm going to argue with you that "non-Si honda's have no power. That was a completely incorrect blanket statement to use. Not even "Si Honda's" have power most of the time. Guess how much power a stock 91 crx Si has? That's right 108 hp, and 105 ft lbs of torque. and you're right, that's a huge leap from the 96 that the dx has. :rolleyes: Hondas are nearly incapable of producing torque as well. It's the problem with their inline motor, inline 4 cylinder engines just have lots of trouble producing any kind of tq.
Another point is even if VTEC HONDAS (a huge difference from just Si Hondas) are capable of making any kind of power, how high up in the powerband is it? Usually just past redline.
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The Si isn't even very much better than the non-Si Hondas anyway,and in some cases it's not even the top model. In civics, it's generally true that the Si is a quicker car, but not always. I bring up my crx example again. In the 4th gen prelude, the models went S w/ 135hp @5200 rpm and 142 ft lbs tq, Si w/ 160 hp @5800 rpm and 156 ft lbs tq and the VTEC w/ 190 hp @6800 rpm and 158 ft lbs tq. The horsepower increases, but the tq stays the same. You'll also notice that as the hp increases, so does the rpm that it's measured at. If you don't mind going up to your redline just to get power, then go for it, but I'd prefer a usable power curve to get going without sounding like a bumble bee.
I believe a more correct statement would be that Hondas equipped with VTEC have the possibility of being better performance wise, if all you compare is horsepower numbers.
Oh, and the apostrophe after the auto manufacturers seems to indicate a possessive, there's no need for it.
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Another point is even if VTEC HONDAS (a huge difference from just Si Hondas) are capable of making any kind of power, how high up in the powerband is it? Usually just past redline.
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The Si isn't even very much better than the non-Si Hondas anyway,and in some cases it's not even the top model. In civics, it's generally true that the Si is a quicker car, but not always. I bring up my crx example again. In the 4th gen prelude, the models went S w/ 135hp @5200 rpm and 142 ft lbs tq, Si w/ 160 hp @5800 rpm and 156 ft lbs tq and the VTEC w/ 190 hp @6800 rpm and 158 ft lbs tq. The horsepower increases, but the tq stays the same. You'll also notice that as the hp increases, so does the rpm that it's measured at. If you don't mind going up to your redline just to get power, then go for it, but I'd prefer a usable power curve to get going without sounding like a bumble bee.
I believe a more correct statement would be that Hondas equipped with VTEC have the possibility of being better performance wise, if all you compare is horsepower numbers.
Oh, and the apostrophe after the auto manufacturers seems to indicate a possessive, there's no need for it.
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But it's only moving a total of... what? 500 lbs?BAC5.2 wrote:My Honda only makes like 68lb-ft or so.... at 10,000 RPM...
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Non si hondas do have power compared to non si's. Power = torque / time, which is exactly what that peaky dyno chart you posted is showing.
And torque doesn't matter all that much either since with those hondas you get to stay in the lower gear longer, the lower gear is a better torque multiplier. With torque tapering off, it makes no difference if you short shift since it can't produce the power to take advantage of the top of the gear.
And describing where peak torque is doesn't tell much about the area under the curve. A good torque band is pretty flattish, and the way to make power is to keep torque at a high rpm.
They have just as much trouble making torque as any other cyl configuration. Configuration DOES NOT MATTER... except for concerning harmonics.LaureltheQueen wrote: It's the problem with their inline motor, inline 4 cylinder engines just have lots of trouble producing any kind of tq.
And torque doesn't matter all that much either since with those hondas you get to stay in the lower gear longer, the lower gear is a better torque multiplier. With torque tapering off, it makes no difference if you short shift since it can't produce the power to take advantage of the top of the gear.
And describing where peak torque is doesn't tell much about the area under the curve. A good torque band is pretty flattish, and the way to make power is to keep torque at a high rpm.
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