View Single Post
Old 02-07-2012, 11:29 AM   #77
Longhorn248
Hook 'em
 
Longhorn248's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Drives: 2013 BRZ
Location: ATX
Posts: 1,950
Thanks: 68
Thanked 152 Times in 79 Posts
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Guff View Post
No, it's torque that moves the car, and that is what you feel. Horsepower is just some complex number: (torque X 5252)/rpm. It is important, but torque is what puts you back in the seat.
Yup! Dynos don't measure HP, they calculate it from the torque measurements.
Longhorn248 is offline   Reply With Quote