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Originally Posted by Flash68
Did not read about rate of rpm... but am interested? Which thread if you don't mind? I didn't know your 406 was built in such badassedness style.
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I don't remember what thread it was in -- but the gist of the comment was that I spend a fair amount of time hanging around my buddies dyno... and that we "talk" a lot about these various motor builds. One of the things I'd learned was to pay attention to the "rate of rpm increase" -- not just the HP/TQ numbers. Sometimes Rick makes comments about a motor being "lazy" - or about how killer it's going to be so asked him to explain that to me.. and the rate of rpm increase was a 'clue' to the other aspect of an engine build that is important.
That - of course - like most engine building - is based on many factors - reciprocating mass - head/port sizes - and on and on.... The motor in the Nomad was built with this in mind... and the best description of that motor is "snappy". The lightweight reciprocating mass - and the small Dart heads - and the IR intake adds up to a pretty quick rate of increase. Makes it super fun to drive! Torquey and super 'responsive'.