Re: AMC 4-cylinder in a Spirit (Revisited) torque

[farna@xxxxxxx]

That's pretty much the case from my experience Ken. the main point is you DO NOT want to cruise with one of the 4.0L sixes at 3500 rpm for any length of time! Gas mileage would really suck. The engine would certainly take it, it's just not necessary. Either Road and Trakc or Car and Driver criticized the 4.0L as being "thrashy" during tests. Well, they were driving like a short stroke I-4, V-6, or V-8! No one knows how to drive a low rev, long stroke, high torque engine any more!! I get quicker times from my engine by NOT revving the H#$%% out of it!! 

On September 29, 2005 Ken Ames wrote:

> If the torque curve is fairly flat from 2000 to 3500 then one wouldn't notice if
> the peak is advertised as being at 3500 if the peak is only marginaly higher
> than it is at 2000.
> 
> Ken Ames


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