Why do V8 engines behave like small engines?

Just curious if it is intentional or a bug, that v8 engines have very low torque?

As in... the default truck for example. It revs up much too much for the speeds it travels at. An actual truck on average can do 70 to 80 mph and barely be above 1500 - 2000 rpm's. Where as small engines have to rev very high due to not having the same torque. Like my old honda, 70 mph was around 3,000 rpm for me. Because less pistons means less torque. More pistons means more torque. But not horsepower. I am sure the HP of the truck is fine, but the torque feels like a honda accord.

And I say torque, not power. V8's have high high torque, vs a V4 (i4). So the truck should have a ton of "power" in 1000 to 2000 rpm's and have crazy "power" at 3,000 (like spinning tires). But it doesn't, it feels like a i4 that has to rev up really high just to get decent torque.

Also... are torque converters not simulated yet?

 

The D15 has a relatively small 4.5L modern V8, it produces decent torque down low but also good horsepower up top.

The Barstow with the 423CI (that's 6.9L of american steel) engine, on the other hand, hauls at 2000RPM, though things start to stagnate at 4500RPM. It's exactly what you describe, it can cruise and still pull hard at very low RPMs.

Also, you're right, torque converters aren't simulated yet. Automatics are just computer shifted manuals with liberal clutches.

 

Ah ha, it must be the torque converter issue, because the fluid freedom allows for torque "whipping" , like when you slam on the throttle, engine revs to like 6000 rpms and the "whipping motion" is the torque converter trying to catch up. This may be what I am talking about.

Good video to explain it.

 

Bottom.. Quote of the day lol.