> Funny isnt it, the new V6's in the LHS and the 300M are pushing just
over 250
> HP! Not to bad!
>
The problem with these small displacement high horsepower motors is they
are fine
for lightweight cars and do provide exciting acceleration and good
mileage in
these cars. BUT most of them are GUTLESS at the bottom end, have little
torque
so when used in a truck to pull a heavy trailer they cant even get
going. Torque
seems to require lots of cubic inches to produce. What good is a truck
engine
whose torque peak comes at such a high rpm that under load it cant get
the load
moving. Sometimes you have to decide if you need a fast car or a truck
that can
pull a load.
Jim in Waco
99 R/T
Jim,
Another thing to add is that the majority of the DOHC motors use
a belt for cam timing.
This may prematurely break before 50,000 miles and needs to be replaced
by the dealer. If you are unfortunate and it breaks hopefully the motor
is a non interference one. Bent valves on a 4-valve engine isn't cheap.
Martin Tolentino
99 Dak R/T
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