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Horsepower or Torque, what makes the car accelerate?

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Old 11-03-2005, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben R
It's actually the other way around.

Here's another question. If I make 600HP @ 7,000 RPM and you make 600HP @ 10,000 RPM, who's car is faster? (Assuming both cars are geared properly and weigh the same and yada yada yada)
geared properly, 600HP @ 10,000 rpm. what we have is more power strokes per unit time, hence more work being done...

notice pro stockers dont rev to 5,000rpm ...big power, high rpm.



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