Originally Posted by
asianautica
peak HP is as meaningless as peak TQ. It could make low HP until the last 2k rpm before readline and shoot up 100HP more. That doesn't help either.
no, but it gives a better representation of the actual power of the engine than peak torque
i had a car once with 220ft-lbs of torque-- it had a whopping 140 horse
horsepower at least take into consideration engine rpm's and torque-- i personally wait until i see the dyno graphs
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