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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 08:23 PM
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Torque vs Horsepower, which is better for drag racing? When choosing a cam, there are many different choices and some can produce better torque and others better HP. Which one is better torque or HP?
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torque= stop light racing
HP= top end racing
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torque= stop light racing
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torque= stop light racing
HP= top end racing
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Default Re: Torque vs Horsepower (bhmyers)

Torque vs Horsepower, which is better for drag racing? When choosing a cam, there are many different choices and some can produce better torque and others better HP. Which one is better torque or HP?
It all depends on your gearing... The gear spacing on my Tremec TKO is pretty big and causes a pretty high RPM drop.. My engine is more of a Torque engine than a horsepower engine (365 RWHP/410 RWTQ) and works great with that gear spacing...

(Those numbers are pretty old.. I should be closer to 400 RWHP right now)
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