john and mark said it best.

numbers are numbers, but the powerband/area under the curve will affect which one would technically "work" better (i.e. - be faster).

if you wanted to get technical, you could take an all motor 300hp car and an FI 300hp car, both with completely different powerbands, but if you were to set up gearing in the car with the smaller powerband, you could probably get them to accelerate the same.

ive always said powerband > peak


and yes i remember that 240 matchup :gordy:


case in point, this is why people make fun of supras, because the way it used to be was you go out and throw $xx,xxx at the car.

the supra would be:
-800 whp peak
-500 whp or more for 1000rpm

and get spanked by a car like this:
-600whp peak
-500whp or more for 3000rpm

not taking into account weight, driver, tire, etc.