Torque or Power ?

[CAP1]

and that's after chevy dissed ford for using 5.4L supercharged engined. 

and the 6 cylinder mustang has more power than the 6 cylinder camaro i think.......



funny thing is....check that link i put up. it was motortrend. you know as well as me that those guys pretty much hate american cars. yet they admitted that bang for the buck, the standard gt is far better than the bmw m3.........they did their laps within .1 of a second. that pretty much equates to the first guy to make a mistake loses.......and the stang still uses a solid axle. i don't think that's a weak point as much as people want to think it is.

[RTHolmes]

just found this.......2011 gt comparison to a 2011 m3. you all might be surprised.

no surprises there, apart from the 1/4m maybe - with equal peak HP, the stang should be a fair bit quicker than the M3 (its a 2008my M3 btw) as its a little lighter and has way more torque on a flatter curve. I'm guessing the M3's M-diff and multilink rearend give it better traction off the line, and a slightly sharper gearbox helps make up the difference. the M3 would murder the stang on a british b-road though. 

[CAP1]

no surprises there, apart from the 1/4m maybe - with equal peak HP, the stang should be a fair bit quicker than the M3 (its a 2008my M3 btw) as its a little lighter and has way more torque on a flatter curve. I'm guessing the M3's M-diff and multilink rearend give it better traction off the line, and a slightly sharper gearbox helps make up the difference. the M3 would murder the stang on a british b-road though. 

i don't know what a b-road is.

 i didn't honestly expect the gt to do that though.

[RTHolmes]

ahh we have motorways, a-roads, b-roads and unclassified. a-roads are major routes, usually well surfaced, sometimes dual-carriageway. b-roads are usually tight, twisty and a bit bumpy with less traffic - good roads to play on

[Shuffler]

and that's after chevy dissed ford for using 5.4L supercharged engined. 

and the 6 cylinder mustang has more power than the 6 cylinder camaro i think.......



funny thing is....check that link i put up. it was motortrend. you know as well as me that those guys pretty much hate american cars. yet they admitted that bang for the buck, the standard gt is far better than the bmw m3.........they did their laps within .1 of a second. that pretty much equates to the first guy to make a mistake loses.......and the stang still uses a solid axle. i don't think that's a weak point as much as people want to think it is.

The 2011 mustang v6 has something like 2 hp more than the 2010 camaro. The Same engine in the 2010 camaro is in the 2011 and has been certified as 312 hp now. So while the 2010 camaro said 3004 hp they actually put out 312.

But yes the new 2011 mustang does put out slightly more. In 2010 the V6 camaro had almost as much as the 2010 GT mustang though. .

[Shuffler]

Our so called A roads are usually 6, 8, or 10 lane (carriage way?)

Here in Texas our farm roads (known as FM for Farm to Market) are better than many states main thoroughfares.

[CAP1]

Our so called A roads are usually 6, 8, or 10 lane (carriage way?)

Here in Texas our farm roads (known as FM for Farm to Market) are better than many states main thoroughfares.

to say our roads here in nj suck balls would be a gigantic understatement.

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Cap1~lol so true about jersey roads.

[BiPoLaR]

Like I said, torque is power and power is torque.

[CAP1]

Like I said, torque is power and power is torque.

horsepower is a byproduct of torque.

[BiPoLaR]

horsepower is a byproduct of torque.

Torque is power and power is torque. how hard is it to understand?

[CAP1]

Torque is power and power is torque. how hard is it to understand?

noooo.....power is torque and torque is power. 

[BiPoLaR]

noooo.....power is torque and torque is power. 

nowwwwwwwww you get it 

[RTHolmes]

Like I said, torque is power and power is torque.

you were wrong the first time then, they are not the same thing.

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I got a question, what is the formula to get HP?   I was explaining the workings of a engine to my 14year daughter, and she asked me how Horse power is made, I guess someone told her it was how many horses could pull the car lol.....I dont know the exact math, something to do with the piston size, combustion chamber......????