Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 23:01:37 +0100 From: "Nick Livingstone" <Nicklivnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: Need parts/advice on a 1969 Saab!
Powerband. Not a band of power in the tangible, move it with a spanner, hit it with a hammer, take skin off your knuckles with it sense. Just an expression of where in the rev range the engines power makes itself apparent. You can't buy a replacement powerband in a shop. "Steve Chew" <stevenopsameldo.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:jiN0bDAOVMy6Ewm2nopsameldo.demon.co.uk... > Or perhaps the email addy would shed more light on this question? > > 'ThE FuRsTof ApR' > > > In article <20010401131057.28995.00000882nopsamt1.aol.com>, ThE FuRsTof > ApR <thefurstofaprnopsamcom> writes > >Help! I've just bought my first car and learned to drive so now I want to build > >a hot rod out of it but the problem is I read all these articles about raising > >the powerband and broadening the powerband and improving the powerband but when > >I look under the hood MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A POWERBAND AT ALL or if it does I > >can't find it but could it even run without something like that and where can I > >buy one and how hard is it to install? > > > >Ohh, and is a torque curve just for road racing or can I use it at the > >dragstrip too? > > > >-Maury > > -- > Steve Chew