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Originally Posted by Erik Beeman
So what? That G54B block we use, people on his forum are making 400+hp out of them...Your right...in the long run, thousands and thousands of dollars later, that 2.6 will be able to put out more power...but a 2.4L should still be more than 197, being fully built on top of that  |
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Originally Posted by stagger_lee
^^Agreed^^
With the turbo technology thats out there, you can pull some big numbers on little displacement as long as you have the bottom end to support. That little quote "There is no replacement for displacement!" that all the old timers use, doesn't totally apply so much anymore. I could have safely pulled 300awhp out of my little 2.0 suby for a little under $3k.
I think Abe mentioned earlier, that is a conservative tune on behalf of LCE, and they could pull quite a bit more from that set up. I would give them a call before you totally write them off. Its good stuff for sure.
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Its a 22r series engine, which means it has 2.2L of displacement.
Torque/hp curves are much more important when actually racing/tuning then they are some peak numbers on paper.
Go ahead and put in an engine with no torque and see how it moves below 3000 rpm. Torque is also important for trucks because they are heavy and are meant to be used offroading and towing where torque is key.
Sport trucks are great and have their place, but 4X4's should be used for that, and not drag racing.
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Originally Posted by NicCantDecide
I'm sure you can take the LCE engine and retune it for higher boost, put a bigger turbo on it, etc.
I know people pushing 600hp out of stock block honda 4-bangers with forged pistons and billet H-beam rods. With sleeves, there are some people pushing over 800hp.
But remember this is only peak numbers and the torque curves on these engines are walls, flat until 3-4k then they shoot up a few hundred ft lbs in under 1k rpms.
I'd say if you want an engine that won't break and is very reliable, buy the LCE engine. Its brand new, proven to run at 200hp. you'd be surprised at how fast 200hp feels in a truck/4Runner too, especially since stock we barely put out 100 to the wheels. Give em a call and ask them what kind of engine management they use and if its possible for you to modify the maps aftermarket or not. If its possible then upgrading it will be a lot cheaper.
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Thanks for mentioning the curves. They are almost always forgotten when talking about tuning trucks.