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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

I don't know if they did it for economy. It is certainly possible, and I have even said that same theory in the past, but it was only conjecture. What evidence is there for that? If they cared so much about mileage to create a torque dip then why would they change the final drive on the 2017 to be more aggressive?

I'm of the belief that the torque dip is a product of a 12.5:1 compression motor trying to avoid knock, something that could be alleviated with a long tube catless header, but they need a precat, and they need to heat the precat fast during cold starts for emissions, something that a long tube header doesn't allow.

Best theory I've heard however I had a catted el header that took care of the torque curve. Only issue was a power reduction below 3 grand.