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Originally Posted by John Grant' date='Jan 22 2009, 07:22 PM
a famous author and race car builder once said and i quote. "horse power sells motor cars and Torque wins motor races" Carroll Smith.
and Carol smith was a F1 driver at 1 point iDomN8u
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Those F1 cars are torquey as shit. You think it's easy to rev through a 17k RPM range on the fly (given the size of the motors in them, at least). I think they are limited to like 2.4L or something? And are around 250-300lb-ft.
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Originally Posted by ABCVTEC' date='Jan 23 2009, 12:44 AM
Those F1 cars are torquey as shit. You think it's easy to rev through a 17k RPM range on the fly (given the size of the motors in them, at least). I think they are limited to like 2.4L or something? And are around 250-300lb-ft.
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just throw a turbo hayabusa motor in the s2k...
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/02/...busa-v8-engine/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4HdsDZX6c
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/02/...busa-v8-engine/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4HdsDZX6c
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Destroking will lose you power, guaranteed. Power potential is a linear function of both displacement and rpm. Displacement is a linear function of stroke. But rev potential is a function of the square root of stroke (loads go up linearly with stroke but with the square of rpm). So if you lose 10% stroke, you lose 10% displacement, but only gain 5% more capacity for revs. So you LOSE power to the tune of about 5%.
This is why stroking works and destroking doesn't.
This is why stroking works and destroking doesn't.
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Originally Posted by iDomN8U' date='Jan 23 2009, 06:27 AM
and 700 hp+. They don't need torque since the car weights like 1300 lbs. It's more a balance then bias