Originally Posted by bri822,Jan 12 2006, 07:57 PM

I was not saying that torque is the ONLY thing to consider in terms of top speed, just a one of the more important factors. The thing I was trying to get at is that in top speed, torque is more important than horsepower.

Gearing is definitely a big part in top speed since that is the multiplying factor between the amount of torque you get off your engine and you apply to your wheels (minus drivetrain loss). That being said, as far as top speed there is a point where your gears are too tall and the torque on your wheels does not over come the force of drag slowing the car down (calculated with drag coefficient and and frontal area). That is where aerodynamics come into play, less drag equals less force to overcome to get the car to go faster. And while we keep bring up more factors to top speed, drivetrain loss also effect top speed.

What I was getting at is that a aerodynamics and drivetrain loss ignored, an engine with more torque can be geared to be faster than the one with less torque. Torque is really the physical force to overcome the drag, not horsepower.

And about the high school physics, I have a minor in physics, thanks ;-)

Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Jan 13 2006, 10:03 AM

thanks for answering.

Originally Posted by BRAHMABULL421,Jan 12 2006, 11:21 PM

oh im sorry..i didnt mean to be ignorant...is it only 06...gee i didnt know that..but once again i guess i am under a microscope and hurted someones pride, feelings and told the story of me losing... just cuz i lost in my( precious s2000, which i dearly love to death) gee maybe next time i should be like the other posers and say that i won that race...maybe...then maybe i should get more respect...i guess being man enough to say that you accept something real that happened these days put you into the uncool side of the world...sheesh...oh well..just venting...hey maybe i might get criticized for that too so can i say ROFL just like you...

Originally Posted by bri822,Jan 12 2006, 07:57 PM

And about the high school physics, I have a minor in physics, thanks ;-)

Originally Posted by S2020,Jan 15 2006, 05:54 PM

there's a kid in your family who's in physics?

Originally Posted by S2020,Jan 15 2006, 05:54 PM

there's a kid in your family who's in physics?

Originally Posted by Purple_sky,Jan 15 2006, 11:05 AM

It doesn't matter at all whether you won or lost, but I just found the fact that you thought any car was an '07 model at this time was funny. We were barely over 10 days into '06, no automaker was producing an '07 model already.

Originally Posted by bigfishs,Jan 12 2006, 06:40 AM

Could have been a Roush Mustang maybe? Obviously not the s/c version otherwise you'd have needed a telescope to see him as he would have been so far ahead (If I am not mistaken the non s/c Roush upgrades are just for handling and cosmetics)

Nice death