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The crower cam has a bit more lift, so, likely better power numbers. Comp cam likely wouldn't need a custom tune, but, would certainly take advantage of even canned tunes. (getting rid of torque management helps a fair bit.)
I'm not here to brag but the more I hear about this Torque Management the happier I am that I've got an older model. >.>
Edit: Apparently my 96 has it too? I honestly can't tell.. the gears in mine are so damn tall. At WOT 4th doesn't engage until triple digits, not like I make it a habit of pushing my truck that far.
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I'm not here to brag but the more I hear about this Torque Management the happier I am that I've got an older model. >.>
Edit: Apparently my 96 has it too? I honestly can't tell.. the gears in mine are so damn tall. At WOT 4th doesn't engage until triple digits, not like I make it a habit of pushing my truck that far.
I'm not here to brag but the more I hear about this Torque Management the happier I am that I've got an older model. >.>
Edit: Apparently my 96 has it too? I honestly can't tell.. the gears in mine are so damn tall. At WOT 4th doesn't engage until triple digits, not like I make it a habit of pushing my truck that far.
Your '96 'might' have it. I have an early production '96 and it doesn't have torque management. The key to telling is which transmission the truck has - 46RH (No), 46RE (Yes)
According to the VIN 3.21 gears. I do 75 at about 2k RPM.
Originally Posted by AtomicDog
Your '96 'might' have it. I have an early production '96 and it doesn't have torque management. The key to telling is which transmission the truck has - 46RH (No), 46RE (Yes)
Along with oiling provisions, LA block will require mounts and Crank Sensor adaptation. Not super hard but it's just more to add.
Utawesome cam is pretty much an RV cam with a narrower lobe separation. The big claim is that it works with stock valvesprings by keeping lift reasonably low for a "performance cam" and making up for that with duration and the narrow LSA. I personally am not a huge fan but that's a matter of opinion.
I would however move to a Hughes airgap over the keg though. It retains tq really quite well, as well or better than the 2bbl m1 and it offers you much more potential than the crap keg.
Pacesetter longtubes do have a 1-3/4 primary which could be considered large but they also have tube lengths in the 36-40" range. They're actually quite well suited to the application overall.
. It retains tq really quite well, as well or better than the 2bbl m1 and it offers you much more potential than the crap keg.
Depends on what rpm range you are trying to optimize. I was going to mod my engine when I first got it, but after researching it and knowing that I'd need to comply with my state inspections... I found out that the engine stock in form, but well cared for, would do me just fine.
Depends on what rpm range you are trying to optimize. I was going to mod my engine when I first got it, but after researching it and knowing that I'd need to comply with my state inspections... I found out that the engine stock in form, but well cared for, would do me just fine.
In theory yes but in reality, when paired with a tune, it matches and improves on factory curve WHILE extending it. Considering the OP is going to require a tune anyways, he'd see much better drivability and considerably more power with the airgap/2bbl over the keg.
And for the record the hughes graphs are about as biased as asking Amsoil how good Royal Purple is or asking the Ram dealer if a Chevy is a good truck
In theory yes but in reality, when paired with a tune, it matches and improves on factory curve WHILE extending it. Considering the OP is going to require a tune anyways, he'd see much better drivability and considerably more power with the airgap/2bbl over the keg.
And for the record the hughes graphs are about as biased as asking Amsoil how good Royal Purple is or asking the Ram dealer if a Chevy is a good truck
Point is, up to about 3500 RPM, the keg develops more HP torque than any of the others. Do the kegger mod, and you can move that up a couple hundred more RPM. Don't know about you, but, my engine rarely, if ever, goes north of 3K RPM......
Now, add a cam, headers, heads, and a good tune to that..... and the numbers may tell a completely different story. Trouble is, we don't have dyno charts for that.
Point is, up to about 3500 RPM, the keg develops more HP torque than any of the others. Do the kegger mod, and you can move that up a couple hundred more RPM. Don't know about you, but, my engine rarely, if ever, goes north of 3K RPM......
Now, add a cam, headers, heads, and a good tune to that..... and the numbers may tell a completely different story. Trouble is, we don't have dyno charts for that.
Completely stock yes. Except with a just a tune, which he has to get for his intentions anyways, it completely changes.
this graph is more accurate. Take into account hughes bias towards other manifolds and intentions to sell his. However, factory vs airgap has been proven time and time and time again.
the 2bbl performs virtually identical to the airgap in reality as well
