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Originally Posted by NOHOME
You are right but remember that the knife cuts both ways. You can have a ton of Torque and very little HP.
One of the more memorable cars I ever drive was a Renault Laguna Turbo diesel. That thing pulled like it was connected to a freight train. But the shift light came on at 3500 rpm telling me to grab the next gear. (Only has like 110 ft-lbs but it was right there from the start)
If I had my druthers, I would like the FRS to produce 300 ft-lbs and 300 HP at about 5500 rpm. Torque would pretty much be all in by 2000 rpm.
With the right gearing that would allow me to do in-town driving on three gears and strong pulls on to the freeway with a jump into overdrive once I was merged.
I would also get rid of one gear while I am at it since 6 speeds are kinda stupid in the first place; more of an affectation that a need as far as I am concerned.
But now I have built a "Muscle Car" rather than a sports car. Sports cars are more about doing the most with the least: Least power, least weight and least braking for turns.
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Been dreaming about throwing a dirtymax under the hood of the FRS. Maybe one day...