2.0 Torque Curves

[AnnDee4444]

I realized I made a mistake, fixed it in the chart below. I didn't update the averages, doesn't look like they would have changed much anyway.

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[F2F]

Great job Compiling this data. I always thought the factory torque numbers for the 2.0T were underrated. It’s apparent it’s rocking over 300 at the crank.

 

[Headbarcode]

Great job Compiling this data. I always thought the factory torque numbers for the 2.0T were underrated. It’s apparent it’s rocking over 300 at the crank.

All these graphs represent hp and tq numbers at the rear wheel. Usually, only engine builders are set up for testing on engine stands.

I drove over 100 different Jeeps, to have direct comparisons of the 2.0 and 3.6 before ordering. I fully agree about the 2.0 being underrated. In a sample size of over 50, every last 2.0 felt noticeably quicker. And all of my test drive miles were racked up on long Island, just a matter of feet above sea level, so high altitude wasn't tainting my results.

 

[AnnDee4444]

I put this together for another thread, but figured it belonged here too. All three torque curves were published by Superchips.

• Pulsar XT
• "Building Our 2020 Jeep Wrangler JL"
• TrailDash 3

 

[AnnDee4444]

Found another dyno by Holley. Not sure how they "Produced +18 horsepower and +25 lb.ft. of torque with excellent performance across all RPM levels" with just an intake... Someone got creative.


Curve is looking constant, but but this was the lowest output so far.

 

[Wabujitsu]

Found another dyno by Holley. Not sure how they "Produced +18 horsepower and +25 lb.ft. of torque with excellent performance across all RPM levels" with just an intake... Someone got creative.


Curve is looking constant, but but this was the lowest output so far.

In your original figures, why does torque decrees at the upper level RPMs?

 

[AnnDee4444]

In your original figures, why does torque decrees at the upper level RPMs?

That's pretty consistent with everyone's dyno.

 

[Wabujitsu]

That's pretty consistent with everyone's dyno.

I get that, I was just hoping you could explain, mechanically, why it happens.

 

[AnnDee4444]

I get that, I was just hoping you could explain, mechanically, why it happens.

I'm not 100% sure, but have always assumed it's running out of air due to the turbo sizing.

All engines will have this point, where they can't pump as much air through and torque will start to go down. Sometimes that point is so high that other components can't handle the RPM needed to see it.

 

[Wabujitsu]

I'm not 100% sure, but have always assumed it's running out of air due to the turbo sizing.

All engines will have this point, where they can't pump as much air through and torque will start to go down. Sometimes that point is so high that other components can't handle the RPM needed to see it.

That makes perfect sense; thank you!

 

[TheBirdie72]

Great information! I understand about 25% of this stuff, but I’m trying to learn!

 

[oldcjguy]

In your original figures, why does torque decrees at the upper level RPMs?

Torque always goes down in higher RPMs. It's a function of the engines ability to breath efficiently. The faster the engine spins the more difficult it is to evacuate the spent gasses and take in fresh air/fuel. An engine builder can make an engine breath more efficiently in upper rpms, but will sacrifice low rpm breathing efficiency. Cylinder scavenging and valve overlap becomes inefficient and does not work well at low RPM and low air flow rates. Most engines are designed to make torque in the lower RPM range because that's where most people need/use it. So that's where they breath more efficiently. That's where the majority of time is spent on a normal vehicle. The cam pretty much dictates where in the RPM curve will sit. The cam controls when the intake and exhaust valves open, how long they stay open for and how much they open. That's where the breathing occurs.

In a very basic sense, the torque curve can be moved up and down in the RPM range but doesn't typically vary much in width for a given engine configuration. Moving the torque curve up in the RPM range typically gets you more horsepower (because hp is a function of rpm), but less low rpm performance, because the torque (and the rpm) will be lower down there.
Horsepower and torque are different. Torque is how much work you can do, horsepower is how fast you can do it. Horsepower is formula applied using torque and rpm. Ever notice that all dyno graphs have horsepower and torque intersecting right around 5200 rpm (5252 to be precise)? The formula for horsepower is: hp = (torque x rpm) / 5252
So even if torque is on the way down, with extra RPMs hp will continue to increase until torque drops off too much. Turbos, superchargers, and cubic inches make torque. Turbos and superchargers typically have nice broad flat torque curves, compared to naturally aspirated engines. With turbos the torque comes in early and stays relatively flat.

I'm a little all over the place there, but I hope it helps

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