Lunchmoney
The Torque Meister
Everyone loves big numbers, 300bhp, 400, 500! POWER!!
But it's not always about peak output, often the space under the curve is the important part.
The Mighty Car Mod boys recently built a Nissan Fairlady with an RB32 engine. Should achieve 350kw, iirc, (about 470bhp). But when they took to the track vs Super Gramps (their Subaru wagon running about 250kw/335bhp, the "slower" car was the star of the day.
Here they give a good explanation as to why (and why in other circumstances the Nissan would be king)
Remember - it's not about total power, it's about how quickly you can put that power down to the tyres and road.
But it's not always about peak output, often the space under the curve is the important part.
The Mighty Car Mod boys recently built a Nissan Fairlady with an RB32 engine. Should achieve 350kw, iirc, (about 470bhp). But when they took to the track vs Super Gramps (their Subaru wagon running about 250kw/335bhp, the "slower" car was the star of the day.
Here they give a good explanation as to why (and why in other circumstances the Nissan would be king)
Remember - it's not about total power, it's about how quickly you can put that power down to the tyres and road.
