horsepower wars
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From: Chesapeake/ODU
Re: horsepower wars
Originally Posted by sucka306
well lets race there fairy boy. ill have that thingy called lsd on friday too.
fuck yeah.
i hope we are not swapping out your tranny tommorrow night.
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From: Kalamazoo
Re: horsepower wars
Originally Posted by spkr_diy
Whoever said torque was a better meter of a cars potential than horsepower needs a lesson in physics. You could have a motor with 1,000 ft-lb of torque that could barely even move a car, if that torque was generated only at extremely low rpm (like 50-100 rpm). On the other hand, a car with 1,000 hp is gonna fly, no matter what rpm it generates that power at, you can find a gearset to make use of it. Using a single number is woefully inadequate, but if you have to use only one number, us horsepower. Graphs are much better than numbers though.
Personally, I like high rpm's as an answer to producing horsepower more than displacement, because it allows for smaller engines, which can be positioned for a low center of gravity and low moment of inertia. None of that has much to do with running a 1/4 mile though.
Personally, I like high rpm's as an answer to producing horsepower more than displacement, because it allows for smaller engines, which can be positioned for a low center of gravity and low moment of inertia. None of that has much to do with running a 1/4 mile though.
do you even know where horsepower comes from?
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From: Hampton, VA
Re: horsepower wars
Originally Posted by XCELR8
ummm...
do you even know where horsepower comes from?
do you even know where horsepower comes from?
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Re: horsepower wars
Originally Posted by greygti
American horsepower? It comes from the leftover horsepower from the europeans. We gotta share with y'all too.
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From: Hampton, VA
Re: horsepower wars
Originally Posted by ritz
Well I'm glad you took a hit and gave me more than you have.
We're stingy with y'all though. We get 250 from a tiny little 6cyl. and all GM could bargin for was 305-320 from a massive 5.7l. What can I say, you owe me for your car Joe.
Last edited by Corey; Jun 27, 2005 at 04:47 PM.
