Torque is actually far simpler to explain than horsepower. It’s “twisting force” and it’s exactly equal to what the unit says. Foot-pound: apply a pound of force onto a foot-long lever (think a big wrench) to get 1 ft-lb. Need to unstick a really tight bolt? That needs more torque and you can either use your strength…

The CG would move up by such a negligible amount the car would still be pretty damn good in the twisties.

Yes, they’re not bad. Dynamically they’re still much heavier and less balanced than a Cayman though.

Definitely more powerful than stock if it’s putting 430hp to the wheels, but these Coyotes are pretty monstrous and can pick up like 50hp with a racing intake and tune.

I did the math in a different comment, but the balance would be barely affected. The Coyote is less than 50lbs heavier than the 3.4 flat 6, and the center of mass would only be raised by a couple percent. Seems like a pretty fair compromise to gain nearly 200hp.

The Coyote (and its variants) really rev quite nicely, thanks to being DOHC unlike the typical pushrod OHV American V8. Pushrods are great for being light and compact for a given displacement, but variable valve timing is less effective and a 2 valve head doesn’t pack the airflow capacity as a 4 valve head does.

Crunching some basic numbers, it doesn’t really take an engineering degree to see the actual effect would be pretty minor. Others in this thread have looked up and found that apparently the 5.0 and Cayman’s flat 6 are basically within spitting distance of each other, weight wise. But obviously, a DOHC V8 would have a…

That’s 428 at the wheels, which could be as much as 500hp at the crank. Considering the 5.0 only weighs about 40lb more than the Cayman’s 3.4 weighs, it actually seems like it’d be lighter and more reliable than trying to turbo or supercharge the flat 6. If done right, it won’t “ruin” anything about the car other than…

Yeah but for a Cayman a 5.0 just seems like a better fit because it’s higher revving and those 4V heads really let it breathe better at the top end. A Cayman with buckets of torque but a 6k redline would just seem a bit wrong.

Would it really be slower in turns? Just because some Jalop author thinks so doesn’t mean it’ll suddenly handle like the Mustang that engine came out of. Sure, body roll will increase slightly, and the overall weight distribution will probably shift a percent rearward, but all of that could be easily accounted for if…

You could probably manage a 5hp shot, which you could save money and achieve by using the N2O canisters from whipped cream cans.

Just wrap the egg in plastic wrap before spraying the shit out of it with the coating. That way it should peel or cut off pretty easily because nothing’s sticking to the shell itself.

“TORQUE TIMES RPM!!!” and “On Planet Earth” should suffice

You can’t hear the Ferrari owner crying because it’s drowned out by the glorious V8 or V12 wail of burning dead dino juice.

I think it looks way nicer than the current European Civic hatchback. I like the rear, not quite as sold on the front because it looks like it has a unibrow but ehh. Up to 180hp, turbo, and manual sounds like a blast, but it’s a shame the days of the rev-hungry VTEC are over. Wouldn’t it be nice if the next SI stayed…

Ok honestly I didn’t know much about the new 3.5, figured it was pretty much just like the old one with boost turned up a little higher for its application in the Raptor. The anti-lag thing will be pretty cool if it works well enough, though it’s not like Ecoboost engines run massive turbos where lag is very…

Yes it’s different, but from a functional perspective how much is it really better than the old one that’s exactly the same size, displacement, and layout?

Yeah I’d rather a shitty rubber bumper leave skid marks all over my Ferrari than a metal one just fuck its shit up. That is, if I had a Ferrari.

See this is the thing, you install this in some malaise era American land barge that can’t really turn.

Actually, imagine a perfectly baked potato that’s been partially hollowed out and filled with whatever the heck you like on your spuds. The potato:filling ratio can depend on what you like, it should stay together as long as it isn’t overstuffed and ruptures the skin.