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Old 02-13-2011, 06:52 AM
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Mdman352 Question for the masses

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What gets you to the finish line first??? Torque or horsepower???
Does it matter if a motor makes 600 horsepower at 5800 rpm or 7200 rpm???

this is a comment that I hope bring a lot of response.

I have read that it takes torque to move the weight of the car and rpms to move it at speed. The way I understand it, a car with 600 foot lbs of torque and 500 hp would be slower than a 600 tq with 800 hp.

What do the experts have to say about this?

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