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Re: bmw-digest V9 #2120



on 5/4/02 7:53 PM, bmw-digest at owner-bmw-digest@domain.elided wrote:

> Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 08:56:54 -0700
> From: jkerouac@domain.elided
> Subject: re: 323I upgrades
> 
> re: 323i upgrades:
> Sounds like you are looking to buy horsepower, but what you really want
> for improved acceleration is _torque.

(snip)

Actually what makes a car faster is horsepower.  Imagine 5000 ft lbs of
torque at 1 RPM, how quick do you think your car will be?

Maybe you can explain how you increase torque without increasing HP?

I'll give you a hint:  You can't.  Increase the torque at any given RPM and
guess what?  You have increase the HP.

I wouldn't listen to this guy, he doesn't even understand the high school
physics behind what he is talking about.

Hans

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