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Old 11-26-2008, 08:50 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Boost Gobbler View Post
so your saying for example we have a 2.3t with 300hp ant tq and a 351 with the same power that the 351 would destroy a t5 in a drag racing senario because it has more low end torque? i dont know about that. even though it may have a bit more grunt on the low end, in most case's a forced induction engine especialy a turbo charged one will reach its max torque before a n/a engine will. i dont see why i t5 couldnt be used on a 351 unless its something like a 400 hp/400tq 351, but then i wouldnt put that same t5 on a 2.3t with the same power ether.
I'm just speaking from what I've seen. I've seen lots of 2.3T5s on 5.0's and 351's run just fine, but I've also see them almost explode on a hard launch.
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