400 hp 5.2l vs 5.9l Magnums

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The create also has a slightly bigger cam, 1 point of cr is about 3-4% power increase so 12-16 hp. Torque to the ground is more important than at the crank, a 318 is gonna need about a 13% deeper gear than a 360 there's only a 15% difference between those torque peaks.

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I question this. In reality, even with 13% more gear with a 5.2 Liter, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU TOW WITH?
That seems to put the perspective of effective torque.
While hundreds of pounds of torque isn't NEEDED in an A body, it gratifies results faster, and if you don't have your foot in it to the floor, maybe with less fuel if you baby it (to some degree of diminishing returns).