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Originally Posted by xxBrun0xx
This is a really good idea. I bet people would be surprised by how much "area under the curve" the twins have. I would be shocked if it didn't beat the pants off the S2K and all 2.0 WRX's, which people typically consider "faster". Somebody should start a thread about this. Would be interesting.
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I'm not so sure. Most of the dynos where bolt-on Twins are making ~200 whp, you see the torque rise from 6000-7000 rpm, which produces a somewhat inflated peak hp number.
The torque curves for a lot of larger displacement engines (and especially turbo engines) peak earlier in the midrange and drop off, leading to more area under the curve.
I think this is an issue for some of the Twins competing in power/weight-classed time attack series. Not enough area under the curve compared with larger displacement engines.