Originally posted by Tony
I doubt a corvette torque tube could handle 35,000 rpm and 2000 ft lbs.
Damn, all i wanted is 1000hp with healthy tq for an awd set up in a 1500-2000lb car. I think that is plenty. How stout are they when it comes to ingesting water. Say i was going down the road in a torential downpour how would the engine cope with this? [i know the likelyhood of a downpour where we live

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BTW...i thought a reduction gear would handle the high rpms. Maybe i just don't understand the concept of reduction gearing.