[rritchey]

I'm sure most of you realize this, but just to throw some facts out there.....

Horsepower is not a stand-alone thing. Horsepower really doesn't even exist in a real sense. They dyno measures torque and then HP is calculated via an equation. The equation invloves the measured torque value and the speed at which it is applied. That's why HP increases with RPM. HOWEVER.... small torque = small HP, unless you are a formula 1 engine at 15,000 RPM (pretty usless on the street)

If you are cruising in town at 2500 RPM and punch it, you'd better have some torque or you will see somebody's lisence plates as they go by you.