[Tommy]

Snake2998,
We may have to agree to disagree on this one. ... In my comments to twinturbo I was speaking of instantaneous acceleration rather than a race in which acceleration is one of several factors that determines the winner. A drag race is partly about the torque required for acceleration, but also about the power required to push the car against the ever increasing wind resistance. .... I would argue that if you were racing from 30 to 70 MPH you should choose the engine with greater torque regardless of its horsepower. But if you are racing from 70 to 150 MPH, choose the engine with the greater horsepower. ... Newton's 2nd Law of Motion says that the acceleration of an object is proportional to the force applied to it. And the force applied to a car by its engine is torque, not power.