Based on what I read on another thread, I wanted to conduct a simple not overly scientific test.

I took the F-Type at low highway speed (50MPH), set it on cruise control in 8th gear uphill to make the test more challenging.
Obviously even at very low RPM (1500rpm or less) there is plenty of torque to keep the F-Type at speed with no decrease in RPM (and therefore speed).

That should dispell the myth that with more torque you can drive 1,2 or even 3 gears higher. If you so desire, you can manually get the car in 8th at 50mph (actually I did it at 45, but for test purposes I used 50). This of course is on a V6...

 

 

Obviously you missed the whole point. The discussion was about REDUCED ENGINE STRESS not PERFORMANCE OR ACCELERATION. Your post clearly shows that people that install a tune will push the car harder... Further, to accelerate faster, you need to use more torque, that very torque is the result of the pressure in the combustion chamber, force on the piston head and engine head, down the connecting rod and on the crankshaft. No matter the gear, the torque needed to get a car with the same mass from 0-75MPH, fighting all the same variables (tire roll, wind resistance, inertial forces etc) remains the same. Ooops... it makes 0 difference. It is undeniable that with a higher boost pressure, the engine is subject to higher stress no matter what and at what RPM.

 

 

Whatever makes you happy. It's your car.

 

 

I completely fail to see where you are going with your replies but I don't want another thread to go sideways and get derailed into something totally off topic.

First of all, I would not put down anyone with a stock V6 or V6s, the car is not a dog. Many love it exactly the way it is. I am glad they enjoy their F-Type regardless.
Secondly, I certainly don't drive like a grandma, that is a known fact.
Lastly, My post was in support of anyone that may like to keep their car stock in showing that under normal driving conditions, tuning or not is of marginal benefit.

It seems that many new members start nonsense lately, from the Sprintbooster to other nonsense...

 

 

Again, insulting the owners of a stock V6S isn't in the spirit of the forum... Why do that?

 

 

And.... I'm going to the hyundai forum again....

I'm noticing a clear pattern here lately. People with low post counts looking like they're here to ONLY create conflict.

 

I would hardly call the V6 or V6S embarrassingly slow.

 

Hey, I avoid conflict. No trouble from me.

 

Effects of added power/torque on highway driving

Please note the thread title and keep on topic please.

 

.....how do you qualify that statement? LOL.......It may be of marginal benefit to YOU, it may be a huge benefit to someone else as "benefit" is entirely subjective. I have zero issues with someone who keeps their car stock; their car, their choice. Carry on.


Dave

 

Have you noticed that they are mostly centered around tuning the cars? And the benefits of doing that?... Perhaps looking at the IP address used fr those postings may lead somewhere

 

Actually it wont.

 

 

I also noticed pattern of bad form posting from what looks to me like sock puppet accounts.

For example, calling V6S at 380 slow. This is intentional trolling. More so, like FType17 pointed out, all these recent trolling attempts are revolving around tuning. More so, these trolling attempts are directed at specific posters that happen to criticize tuning. Some of these posters were successfully trolled into getting banned.

Do you think all of this is a coincidence?

 

Brava... that was my car. Your definition of a stock car is really interesting... Obviously you are new in here LOL