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Old 12-13-2009, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Gaz64 View Post
Adding spacers to runner length lowers the engine speed at which peak torque occurs at, and also the power peak rpm.

The engine could make more torque across the whole rev range, and if it does you'll make more peak rpm power as well, you don't know until you try.
That confuses me a little. I remember the old Dodge cross ram. It had runners about 2.5 feet long. I thought that was to increase top end power. Was it for low end torque?
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