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For a normally aspirated engine, I think torque is mainly determined by engine displacement, and the efficiency of the engine for any given rpm, so there is basically a maximum attainable torque for any given engine. HP is torque X RPM, so the more HP you want, the further up the rpm range you want to shift the torque curve. As far as semi's, yeah they make only 500 HP, but they make it at 2000 rpm's, all day long, while your roush 427 makes maybe 200 hp at 2000 rpms.
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