Re: not *lose* low-end?

From: Tony Cellana (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Fri Jul 16 2004 - 11:42:28 EDT


Headers, 1.7 RRs are initial ideas for increasing torque without moving the
power band to a non-usable point for towing.

TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: werlax@hotmail.com <werlax@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Date: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: DML: not *lose* low-end?

>
>So many mods state that you "will lose a bit of low-end". I'm more
>concerned with gaining low-end than I am with racing around at 4000+ rpm.
I
>use my Dak as a truck. I tow my boat everywhere, and load it up often with
>2x4's, loads of dirt, rocks, etc. I certainly don't mind gaining some top
>end, but I've got my eye on the bottom line (so to speak). The problem is
>that I'm having a hard time actually finding ways to improve on torque. I
>was looking at new headers, and I know that to get better low-end response
I
>should look for longer tubes. I see advertising for "shorty" headers, but
>nothing about long ones. If they're not short, are they naturally "long"?
>Any other recommendations?
>Thanks!
>Mark
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