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Old 09-13-2001, 03:27 PM   #5
BlackDeuceCoupe
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Originally posted by Racing Rice
I think for the most part your right... All horsepower is, is a Theoretical figure calculated from Torque itself..We spend to much time worrying about how much HP we are gaining and not paying enough attention to the torque curve.
Agreed! HP has its place as a quick reference for basis-of-comparison shopping in showrooms, and so forth, but is largely meaningless in real life.
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