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The part about this engine that has me stumped is the lack of torque down low. ...


Er...uh...which engine are you talking about? The 3VZE as about the broadest flatest torque curve there is . Calling it a curve isnt even right. It climbs drasticaly off idle and remains a gentle rise after that and makes a good bit more torque than it does HP. I believe about 90% of its 180 ft/lbs available torque is available at 1800rpm

It may, but you don't "feel" the torque till 3000 RPM, where my cousins 94' 4.0 ranger, you feel the torque from 1-4500 RPM, and it makes less torque than the 3.0.
Ridde me that.

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