Originally Posted by sherwood
horsepower is what tells you the true power of an engine. torque is a misconception that many people have
uhhh.. :ugh: horsepower alone is just as valid a measurement as torque alone, given that one is just a calculation of the other. neither alone tell you "the true power of an engine."
Originally Posted by sherwood
say one engine makes a constant 100 ft-lbs of torque up to 8000 rpm and another makes 200 ft-lbs up to 4000 rpm
when gearing is applied, both engines have the same exact power. and infact will have the same horespower reading-- the reason behind this is the first engine can do 100ft-lbs twice at twice the speed the second can make 200ft-lbs.
not sure what you're getting at here except showing that the weaker engine will have to work twice as hard to put out the same horsepower. so what's the point?
Originally Posted by sherwood
it's also the reason why people are not correct when they say that compared to the LS the GSR has no low end torque, the dearing is completely diffferent, the gsr has more power thourhgout the band.
meaning there are more factors than horsepower alone, or torque alone, to consider.
your post there sounds like something a honda fanboy would say to justify their low torque engine.