need torque

[dguzzardo22]

i have a auto and am look for the best options for lots of torque. top speed aint a prob . i just want to pull away really fast. i was told to swap in man but what else is there ... kit or something....

[HuGo]

stripping your car is a start. Haha. I had a friend that had a fully gutted civic hatch, the very small hatch ones. Plus engine swap. He was doing high 12's low 13's.

[aceyx]

We used to have two ti's, one manual, one automatic. The auto was only about 1 second slower out of the hole.

[halobeamin]

torque's underrated...

you could try a performance flywheel, perhaps.. or maybe a wider exhaust outlet from the block

i dunno, maybe a stronger crankshaft

longer stroke transmission??


i'm more into cosmetics, and stock engine

[dguzzardo22]

so a standard isnt much faster

[Tyler]

Umm buy a different car.

[aceyx]

Only slightly. It doesn't feel that way though because the launch is different.

I forget how to get the best launch using an auto, but you definitely have to use two feet. Also try searching for the "sport setting" of the auto tranny.

[DustenT]

Originally Posted by halobeamin

torque's underrated...

you could try a performance flywheel, perhaps.. or maybe a wider exhaust outlet from the block

i dunno, maybe a stronger crankshaft

longer stroke transmission??


i'm more into cosmetics, and stock engine

A flywheel won't increase torque, if anything, you'll actually have less because the rotating mass is less.

A stronger crankshaft will do NOTHING, unless you turbo or supercharger the motor.

Longer stroke transmission, I'm not sure what this is, but if you change your rear diff to a 3.73, or something like that, it'll feel faster, but 1st gear will be pretty much worthless.

dguzzardo22 - You need to do some searching on the forum before posting a question like this. Every newbie posts the same question "my car is slow, how do i make it fast for cheap?" The answer is always the same - either buy a different car or be prepared to stick at least $3500 into your car.

[halobeamin]

oh btw

i was hoping someone would clear up what i thought would work

as i said, i'm more into cosmetics.. engines not so much

[stormos]

not bad halomeamin, but what do you do when the cosmetics are done?

i prefer the if it ain't broken, don't fix it.

however, when parts fail on your car, replace them with uprated parts, like urethane bushings, sport shocks & springs, etc...

[halobeamin]

that's when i buy another car

a faster one.

and more and more cosmetics

[AlaskaBlue]

If you want torque get an S/C or swap to a 6 cylinder. Neither of those are cheap.

[L84THSKY]

Buy a breaker bar, they provide lots of torque.

Originally Posted by dguzzardo22

i have a auto and am look for the best options for lots of torque.

[dguzzardo22]

sorry for posting the my car is slow what to do , but what is a breaker bar

[tengohambre]

Originally Posted by dguzzardo22

sorry for posting the my car is slow what to do , but what is a breaker bar

A Joke. It's kind of like a ratchet with a really long handle for greater mechanical advantage (torque). You use this to take the lug nuts off your wheels, not to make your car faster. You can apply this principle by putting in a different differential to lower your gear ratio to get more torque.

I hear that you can also apply this principle by having a longer crankshaft. If you have a m42, then the m44 is longer (but weaker). There was a guy from South Africa that put in a m47? crank, which is even longer, but m47 engines are rare because they were in e46 diesels.