(I want) more torque from a NG motor

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‘85 4kq (JT engine, 2.2L 115hp) vrs. ‘88 80q (NG engine 2.3L 130hp)

It has taken me a couple of years to figure this out but I just don't enjoy
driving my 80q as much as my 4kq. I think my biggest dislike with the 80q is
the motor. First, let me say that I drive like a little old lady and around
town work the motor in the 2-3000 rpm range. The JT was perfectly happy
running on 87 octane and pulled great at 2500 (just what the specs show). The
NG barely runs on 91 octane, doesn't start moving till 3500 and is addicted
to Toulene.
In going thru the archives I can find lots of information on more power but
nothing on getting more bottom end. I am not interested in a turbo conversion
and will stay with the 10:1 cr. I am thinking along the line of a cam or chip
or? Any BTDT out there or am I the only Audifan out there who doesn't care
about having 200+ hp?

Thanks, Jim