Is Torque King?

Lonewolf3165 said
I think another thing that needs to be considered is the width of the torque curve. High horsepower isn't very useful if it is a very steep & sharp curve(peak) that only last for a few RPM. A broader torque curve will accelerate a car better throughout the whole run. HP #s are more about bragging rights. Torque is what accelerates the car.

lonewolf is right on this one! take your 400 horse 300 ft lbs of torque small block and put it in a 3800 lb car, then take a 500" big block and put it in that same car, changing nothing else, with equal traction, and see which one gets to the end of an 1/8 mile first.-been there done that---bob