which numbers are more important, horsepower or torque? which numbers or more important in getting a good time at the track?? whats the difference really? you feel torque, but im not to sure about the importantc of horspower??? thanks

 

Tq = strength; Hp = speed

A car w/1 hp and 500 tq = very strong pulling very slow car.

a car 500 hp and 1 tq = weak pulling very fast speed
(although it would take forever to reach top end)

Another way to put it:

Torque = 1 big elephant could pull a ton,strong; but not real fast
Hp = 1 cheetah fast but not strong like the elephant

 

torque gets you off the line, hp gets you a goodmph

 

torque gets you there, hp keeps you there.

 

which is exactly y hondas Suck! And I'm sure you've heard this. . .

Virtually
Torqueless
Economy
Cars

 

somewhere i read hp is how fast you can hit the wall and torque is how far you can move the wall

 

I thought torque was used to determine HP.

I remember reading that a chassis dyno measures the torque at the wheels and uses that to calculate the HP number, meaning the HP number isn't measured, just an output from an equation computed by the dyno software.

 

Torque in excess will get you off line,pull you sharp toward the left curb and thenzig zag youtowardthe right curb.... My Mustang on Street tires....[sm=yikesomg.gif]

 

Yeah its mathmatical. Thats why on every dyno graph on any engine, HP and TQ cross at 5250

 

i can't even begin to point out how wrong that statement is[&:]