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Old 06-08-2009, 06:46 PM   #1
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Just want to make a quick poll here.. what would you rather have in your modified car lots of torque or lots of power?

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Old 06-08-2009, 07:37 PM   #2
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torque, remember your motor may have 1000hp but if you cant transfer that to torque tru your drive train its use less.
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I'll go with torque as i have a muscle car which has a lots of torque
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torque, remember your motor may have 1000hp but if you cant transfer that to torque tru your drive train its use less.
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i never thought of it that way actually
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i never thought of it that way actually
ill give you a sample, a WRC Lancer 2.0liter 300ps (295hp) has a 398 lb-ft w/ a 6speed sequential transmission. 1994-2002 wrc rules say their engine thats has a cap of 2.0liter only should have a 300hp so what they did is build up torque thru gears ratio and weight reduction.
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