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Old 12-29-2010, 09:54 PM
Aidan Aidan is offline
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Originally Posted by Rboosted717 View Post
Forget about the horsepower gain or top speed number, I want to see the shape of the power curve. Based on the graphs I've seen thus far for the other tunes on the market, the power is power/torque gains are all in the low-mid range rpm band.
Of course off the line in 1st gear you'll feel the increase, however, when it comes to rolling/passing acceleration you'll only be in the upper rpm range and will benefit very little. Check out the plot for the other unnamed tunes, then go drive your car and monitor the rpm range where you'll want to feel the power/torque increase, then review those same graphs.
Creating low-mid range power is easy on a factory turbocharged engine (most are mildly tuned/boosted in this area for drivability), however, creating additional top-end power can be very difficult, especially on an engine that's been optimized for top-end/ responsive power. .
Very well said.
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