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Sure, some sports car engines turn at over 9,000 RPM, but a car stuck in 1st gear on 9 inch wide street tires is not going to go faster than the same car in 5th
by protomyth 10y ago
Sure, some sports car engines turn at over 9,000 RPM, but a car stuck in 1st gear on 9 inch wide street tires is not going to go faster than the same car in 5th with 11.5 inch wide racing tires. Even at the pinnacle of motorsport RPM is a poor determinant of speed, it takes a whole system.
- hvidgaard 10y agoThat is true, but at least for engines, it's a fairly safe bet, that if the engines goes beyond 12k rpm, it's build for speed. That said, I suppose this differs depending on wether or not you think of the gearbox as a part of the engine (CPU) or not.
- protomyth 10y agoMy analogy was comparing the CPU to a car, so I do consider the gearbox. An engine, no matter how many RPMs it can turn, is pretty useless without the vehicle.