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Big torque from an engine sounds impressive but in reality only power matters. You can always change gear ratios to get more torque, which means more force to t
by grogers 12y ago
Big torque from an engine sounds impressive but in reality only power matters. You can always change gear ratios to get more torque, which means more force to the ground.
Power determines how fast you will accelerate, how fast your top speed is, etc. It's all about conservation of energy.
- bcohen5055 12y agoEfficiency is really the name of the game. Do you really want to have a massive 7L engine spinning at redline just to be able to reduce that down 1:10 for some good torque? I'd much rather just an engine with the RPM held at the "crossover" of the Torque/HP lines or working within an island of efficency