SteveH wrote:
> Catman > wrote:
>
>> SteveH wrote:
>>> Catman > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> That'll be right - the VW 1.8T engine produced peak torque from similar
>>>>> revs - allegedly, they continue to produce this peak figure through most
>>>>> of the rev. range. Certainly feels like it, anyway. Almost like a TDI
>>>>> that revs.
>>>> Blimey. I wonder how the turbo can be even barely spinning at that kind
>>>> of speed. It would give a pretty much linear pwoer curve up the rev
>>>> range though.
>>> Just checked - the Passat was putting out 210Nm at 1750rpm - but this
>>> was a 150bhp low pressure turbo, rather than the 200bhp+ 'full fat'
>>> version.
>> So where does the full fat peak its torque?
>
> The semi-skimmed one with 180bhp peaks with 235Nm between 1950 and 4700
> rpm.
>
> Full fat 240bhp peaks with 320Nm between 2300rpm and 5000 rpm.

Quite a lot higher, and quite a large range then

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