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Old 03-20-03, 10:15 PM
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Any ideas on increasing the torque on a 1974 472 without raising the powerband or spending tons of money?
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Your best bet is to increase air flow.......port the heads, larger valves and aftermarket intake.
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Put on slicker tires!!!

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What's done to the car so far? If it's stock, open up the intake and exhaust first.
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The brain fart count rises!!
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I wasn't going to say it
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It had to be said!
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As long as ONE of us says it, right?
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That's what I was thinkin'!!
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Thanks for the ideas. will porting the heads and going to edlebrocks intake raise the powerband? I need low rpm torque.
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