HP vs Torque
For the horsepower does not matter it is torque that accelerates debate. Video
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I towed for years with a 292 6 cylinder engine in a 1965 Chevy Van. It's a stroked 250 and has tons of torque. Chevy used it in wreckers until the big block v-8 was developed.
It gets the rig moving nice and quietly smooth right up to 60, but then it runs out of horse power, so usually keep it at 55. Now I tow with a 350 in a Suburban and it has to build up rpms and scream to get things moving. We can go faster once we get going but I sure miss the low end power of the old 6. Been thinking of turbo charging it, which would take care of the horsepower problem.
It gets the rig moving nice and quietly smooth right up to 60, but then it runs out of horse power, so usually keep it at 55. Now I tow with a 350 in a Suburban and it has to build up rpms and scream to get things moving. We can go faster once we get going but I sure miss the low end power of the old 6. Been thinking of turbo charging it, which would take care of the horsepower problem.
