- Sep 11, 2005
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Lol sorry this may be a dumb post, but i was speaking to an import guy today about hp vs tq and i have to ask..
Ok, ALL things being equal, let's say you have one car with 400hp/200tq race the 1/4 from a stop against a car with 200hp/400tq....what would be the outcome of the major differances.
Let's say the #'s are both on a RWD car also..remember all is equal though, weight, drivetrain, powerband etc...if it can be for this post
From what i know, higher hp gives higher trap speeds...but wouldn't the higher torque car get down the line fast..although not having a higher trap speed then the higher HP car..?
PS, this guy at autozone (import guy) has an integra with mods he said, and he's up to 280hp at the wheels...but his torque under 210..he was saying that it really didn't matter cause higher HP is what you want over TORQUE..? Then ofcoarse i told him i'd rather a car with more torque then hp..like the old muscle cars......lol an argument almost insued... It was all good though, but this discussion got me thinking..
Thanks.
Ok, ALL things being equal, let's say you have one car with 400hp/200tq race the 1/4 from a stop against a car with 200hp/400tq....what would be the outcome of the major differances.
Let's say the #'s are both on a RWD car also..remember all is equal though, weight, drivetrain, powerband etc...if it can be for this post
From what i know, higher hp gives higher trap speeds...but wouldn't the higher torque car get down the line fast..although not having a higher trap speed then the higher HP car..?
PS, this guy at autozone (import guy) has an integra with mods he said, and he's up to 280hp at the wheels...but his torque under 210..he was saying that it really didn't matter cause higher HP is what you want over TORQUE..? Then ofcoarse i told him i'd rather a car with more torque then hp..like the old muscle cars......lol an argument almost insued... It was all good though, but this discussion got me thinking..
Thanks.