<VV> was: testing Tom's cooling system, now: fuel economy

[Bill Elliott]

> 
>The cam is a stock 110/140/180 "304" cam, the heads are modified for .032  
>squish,  9.25 true C/R, and the car has headers.  Very fiesty and  thrifty too.  
>One of these days I'm going to try the 140 "high-torque" cam  setup as found 
>on a PG140.  While the addition of EFI greatly increased the  area under the 
>torque curve, I think I'm still leaving some torque "on the  table" with that 
>304 cam.  Thoughts?

I'm a big fan of the 140PG engine. It definitely has significant torque down low and would be ideal for pulling a steep gearset like you have. 

BUT it's "all in" by 5000 rpm (even with a less restrictive exhaust) and is almost 20% weaker at the top end. I don't think EFI would change that much.

Bill Elliott