Good for you. I like a challenge to the conventional wisdoms that are being written and cast into stone as we speak ...SlowLane wrote:
since horsepower is simply a product of torque and RPM, how in the world does the stock 2.0L develop more power up to 2800 RPM than the camper special? Something doesn't jive
If the HP lines intersect, so too should the torque lines.
Sorry, my skepticism is showing...
At 2,000 rpm, the stock engine is putting out 55 hp@ 95 ft/lbs to the CS engine's 40 hp@ 120 ft/lbs.
This makes no sense.
I will say, for the record, that VW was far more dedicated to useable torque at low rpms, this to help the bus-driving "housewife" (their term) launch without embarrassment. The cam profiles are also designed to allow an automatic transmission to load it down without stalling.
VW was NOT interested in life beyond the stock horsepower peak. Who would wind their family wagon out to 5,400 rpm?
Colin