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Old 12-16-2015, 09:05 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by zooki View Post
I've never understood people who say "We'll, it may not make any more power, but I feel the difference in throttle response". If the car revs quicker, it has to make more power. Period. The relationship of horsepower to torque demands this. If your car doesn't make any more power on the dyno, yet you claim it has better throttle response, you are deluding ourself.
That's not necessarily true. You can manipulate gear ratios or add a lightened flywheel. These do not create horsepower. Lightened flywheel increases the throttle response but does not create horsepower. It may affect the the HP to weight ratio but no increase in horsepower.
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