I completely agree with no low end with the 261 cam. On my way from Utah to Montana and home to Washington any time the RPM'do went below 3k I was down shifting.
Well.. that drop you experience is supposed to be the "increase"... its touted as a "crawler" cam! Does the 6 degrees of overlap in a 22RE cause the drop in torque in the lower RPMs?
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Gnarls.