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Originally Posted by bdavies11
I'm loving this 0-60 vid. Car looks wicked fast but now it's got me wondering about the LT1.
We know the LT1 makes incredible torque from 2,000-4,000 RPM's. However, the engine is only within this 2k-4k range for about 1.5 seconds in the video. Most of the time is spent at or above 5,000 when the engine is WOT where the LT1 doesn't perform quite as well. Makes me think, is this the best engine for this gearing/8-speed transmission combo?
Could a 6-speed auto with taller gears and a slightly lower rev limit (to keep the engine in a better torque range) perform better?
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Short answer: horsepower matters more than torque. Doesn't matter how much torque you make, or at what rpm you make it at ... you are going to want to keep the engine as close as possible to its power peak for maximum acceleration