Subject	better for what?
Posted by	SactoTodd on December 04, 2002 at 7:28 PM
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In Reply To	Which HP curve is better?>>> posted by robbase9 on December 04, 2002 at 06:51 PM
Message	Commuting? Drag racing? AutoX? Road Racing? What kind of track? I'm just tossing this out. I'd guess that a given torque/horsepower curve might be better than another for one thing, but not as good for another. -Todd
Follow Ups	Which HP curve is better?>>> - robbase9 18:51:26 12/04/02 id say the lower one - Jefe 18:56:10 12/04/02 But the torque curve on the 1st is much flatter and the - robbase9 19:22:21 12/04/02 well, 1, torque doesnt matter, and 2, take the average hp - Jefe 23:55:00 12/04/02 I'm gonna go with the second - U ZCREAM (Vice City) 18:56:20 12/04/02 the first one sucks, theres only horsepower present - JMT-Z(St. Louis) 19:08:02 12/04/02 yes but on the 2nd, the HP is only there for 2500rpms too. (n/m) - robbase9 19:11:45 12/04/02 More power? Faster? I don't know. I'm trying to learn. (n/m) - robbase9 19:11:05 12/04/02 better for what? - SactoTodd 19:28:23 12/04/02 Let's just say drag racing. Say the first launches at - robbase9 19:47:06 12/04/02 1 (n/m) - genic 19:28:36 12/04/02 the first one.. Look at the span of power and - AshsZ (The Rebuild King) 19:33:15 12/04/02 thats the same place I go? Where did you get the top chart? - orion 19:42:42 12/04/02 The top chart is of a viper. I got it off a link from - robbase9 19:50:00 12/04/02 depends on if rev limiter was hit or not. if yes, then 2nd - Bernie 19:49:34 12/04/02 That's what i was thinking. The top chart is a viper, - robbase9 19:55:16 12/04/02 That's not exactly correct - U ZCREAM (Vice City) 19:57:28 12/04/02 But you still think the 2nd one would win? (n/m) - robbase9 20:06:01 12/04/02 If the drivers were similarly skilled, yes (n/m) - U ZCREAM (Vice City) 07:51:47 12/05/02 Area under the curve. Calculus you thought you'd never use. (n/m) - Xi0nX4 (ohio) 03:36:55 12/05/02
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