Is Torque King?

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Thats why two engines with the same HP have the same potential eg.. 1/4 mile time even if one engine has 300 lbs ft vs one with 600 lbs ft the one with half the torque would require twice as deep gear set eg... 300 X 6:1=1800
600 X 3:1=1800 both are having the 1800 lbs ft going to the tires.

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I respectfully disagree. Your concept (and initial statements starting the thread) only make some sense if you remove all the other variables that make up a complete car and elapsing time. you're applying a snapshot in terms of power and acceleration rate to the movie that really represents them both. The power curves and more importantly the application of that power are not linear, so the performance potential, or more precisely the time required to realize that potential is not identical.