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Old 10-13-2017, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Scottybs
Roughly 3% per thousand feet of elevation in performance loss in a normally aspirated engine. So 18% loss of power in the 5.0
Thats about right. I am at about 20% less pressure than sea level here at 6500'
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Originally Posted by Scomel72
The difference is that the 2.7 reaches its power at a much lower RPM than any of the other engines. That's why in shorter distances, 1/4 mile, the 2.7 will be faster. That's also why a 3.5 would start to pull away in a longer distance. And don't discount sport mode, it is a lot faster than normal mode.
It didnt used too. The up until 2017, 1st gen 3.5EB hit peak torque at 2500 while the 2.7 hit peak torque at 3000.
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