View Poll Results: peak hp, or under the curve hp
Peak HP
53
11.60%
Under the curve
404
88.40%
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peak horse power, or under the curve power! what do you prefer?
04-25-2008, 08:48 AM
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Sounds like the same crap I used to say until I realized that you can't claim to be fastest if you're a roll racer. Traction contest? Partly, yes. That's part of racing anyway. To deny that is being unrealistic and downright hard-headed. Plus, run better street tires if you can't hook. It's that easy. Roll racing might be fun, but it's still ricer style and still gives no bragging rights.
06-02-2008, 12:05 PM
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for a street car under the curve....this may help may not IDK....
my car "old setup"and my buddies both full bolt ons stalled a4s full wieght...the only differences were the stalls and cams....my car peaked up high his peaked around 6k mine around 6500 both made right at 380 rwhp.....I have a loose 4000 stall he hed a tight 3500...he has stock 323s i have 373s....at the track the timeslips were within a tenth of eachother or less.....my car feels alot stronger but its not the track does not lie...and his car drives like stock......
I voted under the curve....
my new setup has a custom ground cam though...
my car "old setup"and my buddies both full bolt ons stalled a4s full wieght...the only differences were the stalls and cams....my car peaked up high his peaked around 6k mine around 6500 both made right at 380 rwhp.....I have a loose 4000 stall he hed a tight 3500...he has stock 323s i have 373s....at the track the timeslips were within a tenth of eachother or less.....my car feels alot stronger but its not the track does not lie...and his car drives like stock......
I voted under the curve....
my new setup has a custom ground cam though...
06-08-2008, 10:07 AM
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To my way of thinking, torque under the curve in the RPM range that you care about is what's most important. This point of view is primarily for daily driven street or street/strip vehicles. For these vehicles, torque is far more important to think about than horsepower.
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06-09-2008, 06:44 AM
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+1, I do a ton of roll racing, most of the guys in my area who are 400rwhp+ NEVER want to go from a dig. I am more of a 4k+ guy so my vote is peak. Remember you can always downshift to get into your powerband.
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08-20-2008, 11:09 AM
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Yeah, exactly. So the guys saying "I want torque" aren't specifying at what RPM and where they want their curve to be anyway. If my curve is at 8900rpm, and yours is at 4500rpm, it's still a matter of who has the most average power through the curve during which the gear winds out.
08-20-2008, 11:26 AM
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Maybe a little off topic but here is something to think about.
Something I learned in 4 yrs of Hp motorsports in college.
Horsepower = torque x RPM / 5252 Thats the formula
Torque is a measurement of twisting force
Horsepower is the amount of work that can be acomplished.
Horsepower is where its at. Torque can be raised with gearing. Horsepower cannot.
Examples.
456 hp semi engine
456 hp and 1200 ft lbs @ 2000 rpm
456 hp small block
456 hp and 400 ft lbs at 6000 rpm
Gear the small block with 3x the gearing and you have the same tq # at the same rpm as the diesel. - the loss of power in the gears but you get the point.
Granted the torque curves will be different. But for those who didnt know how hp is calculated now you know.
Something I learned in 4 yrs of Hp motorsports in college.
Horsepower = torque x RPM / 5252 Thats the formula
Torque is a measurement of twisting force
Horsepower is the amount of work that can be acomplished.
Horsepower is where its at. Torque can be raised with gearing. Horsepower cannot.
Examples.
456 hp semi engine
456 hp and 1200 ft lbs @ 2000 rpm
456 hp small block
456 hp and 400 ft lbs at 6000 rpm
Gear the small block with 3x the gearing and you have the same tq # at the same rpm as the diesel. - the loss of power in the gears but you get the point.
Granted the torque curves will be different. But for those who didnt know how hp is calculated now you know.