At 02:32 AM 12/7/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote... >Acceleration is more about torque than horsepower. Acceleration is _only_ about horsepower, which is the rate at which work is done. When you're accelerating, you're doing work. Maximum acceleration occurs at the horsepower peak. Gearing will give you any torque you desire. HP remains constant through a transmission (ignoring friction). |
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