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Old 05-23-2012, 02:15 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
. . . a car accelerates faster at torque peak than horsepower peak
A car accelerates fastest (at any given road speed) with greatest torque at the wheels, which will be provided by putting it in a gear that puts the engine at peak horsepower. Do the math (or listen to a drag race).

Horsepower and torque are numerically equal at 5252 RPM.

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