Originally Posted by RMS 02 (Post 649300)

at identicle HP, both at say a 100hp launch, traction and weight will determine who is fastest off the line. In a drag race, you never idle and then roll on the throttle, you rev the enigne to get the power you need that can take your traction to its limits and hold it there the longest, this is why an R6 can keep up with an R1 until around 140mph. The car that which revs higher for the same hp will be faster in a straight line because it can have shorter gearing and apply more energy to the ground, torque or hp however you want to measure it. If you have zero energy loss, a car with 100hp at 1000rpm will accelerate as fast as a car making 100hp at 5000rpm as long as the gearing is the same. The same cannot be said for torque.

Originally Posted by kazairl (Post 648937)

I don't even bother reading the comments anymore. Just makes me want to reach through the computer screen and slap them up alongside the head.

Originally Posted by HOTMOPR (Post 649383)

You rev the engine on the line to get it closer to its peak torque rpm at launch to apply max torque to the ground.. forced induction is correct..

Originally Posted by big willy (Post 656159)

just a lil upset that cummins is going to ford :(