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Without getting into a long-winded dissertation about torque, we're going to suggest that you dig through your old copies of HOT ROD Magazine and familiarize yourself with the relationship between ...

There is no such thing as a torque motor. Any engine that has torque has horsepower. Any engine that produces 300 lbs.-ft. of torque at 3000 rpm has 171 hp at that engine speed.Anyengine—long stroke, ...

If you ever want to start an argument between diesel enthusiasts, just bring up the topic of the 6.7 Cummins and PowerStroke diesel engines and see the sparks fly. It's a rivalry as old as time itself ...

So if we take a fictional 400hp/400ft-lbs engine, vs a 400hp/200ft-lbs engine, all else being equal* the likelihood is that the higher torque one would win a pure drag race...not because horsepower is ...