110 WRHP Gain after VVT Cam and Ported Stock Heads

[SSeniorMoment]

Originally Posted by Blueforce

Do you see anyone else in the world using HP as a guage of power? Nope. They always mention torque. All HP does is keep you going a little longer after you pull your foot off the gas and increase your max top speed. It isn't a true measurement of performance. Who wants or can go over 130 anyways? Where I live there's not even roads of thruways long enough to achieve that and that's fast enough anyways. Acceleration is what makes a car fun, not how you can go 150mph.

My M6 Cummins HO pickup is rated at 245hp/505tq, torque comes in ~1300-1400rpm, quarter mile comes in the next millennium. Tow a 15k# fifth wheel in the Rocky Mountains and you'll understand the difference between I6 and V8 diesel torque curves pulling heavy loads. Typically, higher diesel HP pickups accelerate faster given gear ratios and weight.

But, you are simply wrong if you believe others in the world, or outside the US don't use HP as a go to measurement of power. Modern train locomotives use diesel engines to drive electric motors that give tractive effort to move trains. Most current Electro Motive (EMD) and General Electric locomotives are rated at 4400hp, not the diesel's torque.

My large LPG fueled Farmall tractor is rated in HP, as are the new diesel tractors you see at the dealer.

From electric motors (ever see an electric motor rated by torque?) to Camaros, horsepower is our comparative unit of measurement, not torque.

[Hott12SS]

Originally Posted by SSeniorMoment

My M6 Cummins HO pickup is rated at 245hp/505tq, torque comes in ~1300-1400rpm, quarter mile comes in the next millennium. Tow a 15k# fifth wheel in the Rocky Mountains and you'll understand the difference between I6 and V8 diesel torque curves pulling heavy loads. Typically, higher diesel HP pickups accelerate faster given gear ratios and weight.

But, you are simply wrong if you believe others in the world, or outside the US don't use HP as a go to measurement of power. Modern train locomotives use diesel engines to drive electric motors that give tractive effort to move trains. Most current Electro Motive (EMD) and General Electric locomotives are rated at 4400hp, not the diesel's torque.

My large LPG fueled Farmall tractor is rated in HP, as are the new diesel tractors you see at the dealer.

From electric motors (ever see an electric motor rated by torque?) to Camaros, horsepower is our comparative unit of measurement, not torque.

[Old Red Neck]

Congrats TRW. Great power and awesome track times to go it! Those VVT cams are really making a lot of power under the curve!

[Blk-Ice]

You Go Boy!!!!

[L99CAMA2011]

You guys make love my Camaro SS. No blower or bottle and that fast , damn , can't wait to get cammed.

[ThrashMetalGuy]

Originally Posted by trw427ss @ Futral

110 WRHP Gain after VVT Cam and Hand Ported Stock Heads on my full bolt-on's 2013 SS L99! Here is a idle clip and dyno graph.

Nice!!

[102SS]

Originally Posted by Blueforce

Do you see anyone else in the world using HP as a guage of power? Nope. They always mention torque. All HP does is keep you going a little longer after you pull your foot off the gas and increase your max top speed. It isn't a true measurement of performance. Who wants or can go over 130 anyways? Where I live there's not even roads of thruways long enough to achieve that and that's fast enough anyways. Acceleration is what makes a car fun, not how you fast can go 150mph.

I think this is meant to be a 1/4 mile car not a DD.

BTW fixed it for you.

[102SS]

Originally Posted by Blueforce

It may be impossible for the car to have those statistics however the outcome would be what I said. And yes more RPM's would make the car go faster as you would be delivering more power because of faster rotations. However of that car which is probably putting out over 850 ft lbs at 11000 rpms at that point, would be faster. If that car could reach 1000 ft lbs of torque it would surely be tons faster.


I don't think I would be able to live out there. I don't like the heat much though I'm starting to want some here. Its still snowing. Perhaps someday I'll take a drive and experience the open roads. My particular want for acceleration obviously is an effect of my environment as well as yours for your environment. We also do not have a 1/4 mile track to race on, ours is an 1/8 mile. Such is life here in Buffalo.

Drive north about 60- 70miles to TMSP for 1/4 mile drags

Here is the link

http://www.torontomotorsportspark.com/

[102SS]

BTW Congrats TRW427 on some great #'s to date can't wait to see the new times

[trw427ss]

Originally Posted by 102SS

I think this is meant to be a 1/4 mile car not a DD.

BTW fixed it for you.

My car can be a DD the only reason its not because I have a truck I drive to work! I drive it on nice days and weekends and have taken it on some out of town trips and got 21+ MPG!

[102SS]

Originally Posted by trw427ss @ Futral

My car can be a DD the only reason its not because I have a truck I drive to work! I drive it on nice days and weekends and have taken it on some out of town trips and got 21+ MPG!

Sure but if you had 4 seasons like we do then it would be a 3 season car at best