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Subject:Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:43:25 -0800

Subaru 2.5 has 165 ft. lbs of torque right off idle and 165 hp up top - no
nasty turbo required!  =)

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM, David Marshall
<mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote:

> The ABA cam is already optimized for lower end power.  Even the cams
> from the 1.8L arn't as nice as the ABA for the low end.  No idea what
> the RemTec motor is setup for.
>
> You have 122 ft.lbs of
> toque which really isn't much to write home about compared to the wbx 117
> - only way to get much more torque is getting a turbo engine, a little
> more torque would come from chip tuning.
>
> David Marshall
> VW
> Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
>
> HasenWerk
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>
> On Thu, February 11, 2010 08:20,
> Chris S wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > Does anyone know how
> the TIICO camshaft compare the ABA cam?  Does anyone
> > have the
> specs, like lift, duration etc?
> >
> > I'm trying to analyze
> ways to increase torque and bottom end power of the
> > ABA.
> >
> > --
> > Chris S.
> > Disclaimer: "Death
> and serious injury may occur"
> >
>

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Jake

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