Originally Posted by GaRn
Gearing can and does make the difference. You have to have a much "lower" gear to make a high rpm car even have the same shifting points as a lower rpm car.. just think of it all relative to mph, not rpm.. thats why I sometimes love to see MPH axis dyno's
Sorry, but mid 10 second supra's trap higher with similar times compared to other cars not because of the torque curve, but because not many Supra owners want to butcher their street sports cars to make them dragstrip specific, like many muscle car owners do. So they still go the the strip, but with 6 spds, and DOT slicks or street tires.. compared to high stall auto muscle cars with suspension work for launching. Kinda hard to compare the two...
Compare Supra's that have been drag prepared and its completely different.
On a turbo car, also, the whole "torque off the line" ordeal can pretty much be thrown out the window because of anti-lag or full throttle launch/2-step/etc etc.. Boost off the line helps
Full throttle launch doesn't work well on drag radials and slicks are a bit hard on the car when trying to keep it unbutchered. And your right there aren't any unbutchered mustangs running 10s with things like IRS, 6spd, full weight, ect. And 9s with those things would be unheard of.
And I am well aware of the relationship between gearing, rpm, and mph. You didn't seem to understand the simple relationship between weight and torque. I'm done.