Horsepower Wins Races, Not Torque (good read)

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04-18-2006, 05:55 PM

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Horsepower Wins Races, Not Torque (good read)

I found this site in an article on an RX-7 forum that explains why horsepower wins races and not torque. I know this subject has been beaten to death, but the article really helped me to understand the physics why. Enjoy!

http://www.yawpower.com/tqvshp.html

04-19-2006, 02:55 AM

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I got pretty far into it and then thought to myself "why does that horse have a 330 lb. weight sticking out its @&$? I think i'll come back to this post.

*Note to self* don't read physics posts half in the bag.

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