Torque.... how much is needed for a pickup ?
I see we have somewhere in the vicinity of 750- 800 ft. lbs. of torque in 2014 pickups, with turbo diesel engines. A number of years ago 450-500 ft. lbs of torque was considered a torquemeister. ...
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As a teen in the late sixties I remember reading my Father's Popular Mechanics from the late 50's. Tom McCahill used to report on cars then and he tested a 50 something car and I still recall his words as he reported on the engine having just over 100 HP. "I think that the internal combustion engine for automobiles has about reached it's potential, and personally I am glad it has...".
As I was reading this from ten to fifteen years earlier, it was Dodge 440 six pack time, huge Mopar mills... how times change.
As I was reading this from ten to fifteen years earlier, it was Dodge 440 six pack time, huge Mopar mills... how times change.
