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Old 11-30-2017, 12:50 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by Cal3000 View Post
The power curve is what matters. My evo makes 350ft-lb of tq at 2,500 rpm while my frs makes about 147 ft-lb at the same rpm, which makes the evo actually a lot faster since the power ratio is almost double for the evo at the lower rpm range. Along with the overall higher peak tq, there is a higher hp average along the power curve for the evo.
So we agree.. The only thing that matters is power to weight ratio.

250 tq and 250hp (example numbers) in a 2 ton vehicle is going to be twice as slow as a 250 tq 250 hp in a 1 ton vehicle.. please tell me we can agree on that much.
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