WantaGT said:
are you saying that i need 300 just to break 13's?
No...
With the average street car, running well and getting some traction...
300 rwhp will get you to or near 13 flat.
reenmachine:
We are thinking the same, yet on different planes or something...
Torque is the strength you put on a lever, therefore I see strength as power. Do you agree?
Horsepower was originated by how long it took one horse to raise a set weight up a well shaft. The weight never changed, the horses did, but they were still just one horse... it was the time that was measured.
It is the same formula used today to calculate horsepower, just with much more modern equipment, so you don't see the 'nuts and bolts'.
So that is how I say: Torque is the power your engine makes, horsepower is the speed at which it makes that power. Doesn't matter, any gearhead magazine will say the same thing, I just disagree with the notion that you should build purely for torque, especially with small cube engines.
Quote:
"Power (e.g. horsepower) is a measure of how
quickly work can be done."
Quickness is a measure of speed, therefore time, the work you are measuring is a product of torque. 5250 is the common denominator in the equation, that is why work equals speed at 5250 rpm.