Torque VS. Horsepower
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Yep... thats what im trying to do with my LT1... and in a sense have done for my application.. Continue to make higher useable torque numbers in the upper rpms well past the stock red line so any mods i do past that will really benefit. Pull longer past red line while keeping the torque curve up. Car makes over 300 ft lbs at idle and stays pretty flat all the way across.
He doesnt go into horsepower factor much but i'll take a shot.. He refers to the L98 vs LT1 debate. He says that the torque numbers are the Same but the torque curve falls short on the L98.. not lasting as long. So the LT1 is able to draw it out longer, keeping Torque numbers higher up in the upper rpms. Since horsepower is a derivative of torque im gonna assume that horsepower will be greater because of the torque staying up longer.... Similar to and LS1 vs LT1.. torque curve comes later in the powerband resulting in more horsepower up top.
The guy in the article didnt say much about horsepower at all other than the basics 550ft lbs can be moved by 1 horse per second.
horsepower is the ability of the engine to do work. also do to the amount of air an engine is able to take in. The reason an engine stops making making power is it cant take anymore air.. Hence the reason why any turbo or supercharger on a built engine will make more horsepower and torque than it being NA.
And for all the peeps reading this who are assuming that a bigger throttle body will give there car more power because it allows more air flow you have to first look at the cubic inches of your engine (or take forced induction into account). You have to find out volumetric efficiency at your max rpm for your engine size with what ever TB your using. For instance on the 350 example in the article.. 350 cube motors can rev to 7000rpm equaling a 465hp potential at 730cfm air flow through the Throttlebody. Does mean your going to get 465hp.. It means it will ALLOW 465hp.
Same with exhaust.. It doesnt give horsepower. It ALLOWS it.
He doesnt go into horsepower factor much but i'll take a shot.. He refers to the L98 vs LT1 debate. He says that the torque numbers are the Same but the torque curve falls short on the L98.. not lasting as long. So the LT1 is able to draw it out longer, keeping Torque numbers higher up in the upper rpms. Since horsepower is a derivative of torque im gonna assume that horsepower will be greater because of the torque staying up longer.... Similar to and LS1 vs LT1.. torque curve comes later in the powerband resulting in more horsepower up top.
The guy in the article didnt say much about horsepower at all other than the basics 550ft lbs can be moved by 1 horse per second.
horsepower is the ability of the engine to do work. also do to the amount of air an engine is able to take in. The reason an engine stops making making power is it cant take anymore air.. Hence the reason why any turbo or supercharger on a built engine will make more horsepower and torque than it being NA.
And for all the peeps reading this who are assuming that a bigger throttle body will give there car more power because it allows more air flow you have to first look at the cubic inches of your engine (or take forced induction into account). You have to find out volumetric efficiency at your max rpm for your engine size with what ever TB your using. For instance on the 350 example in the article.. 350 cube motors can rev to 7000rpm equaling a 465hp potential at 730cfm air flow through the Throttlebody. Does mean your going to get 465hp.. It means it will ALLOW 465hp.
Same with exhaust.. It doesnt give horsepower. It ALLOWS it.
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96 M6 Arctic White Z28
"SLOW LT1"
Blue 2005 Acura TSX
