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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
820/548 with a whipple gen 3 on 93
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<blockquote data-quote="ANGREY" data-source="post: 15764441" data-attributes="member: 188865"><p>You're agreeing with and missing his point.</p><p></p><p>Torque is only one part of the equation. As Randy Probst said it best "torque is how much you're thrown back in the seat. Power is how long it keeps you there."</p><p></p><p>You can get away with low torque if you have lots of power, gear and rpm to makeup for it. Furthermore, for "track" cars, it's better to have long gears and high revving than it is to have low end torque.</p><p></p><p>The GT350 isn't a muscle car as much as it is a sports car or a track car. For a muscle car that's only concerned about going fast from a dead stop in a straight line, yes, torque is crucial. For a car that needs to accelerate (from many different speeds) brake and turn and do that cycle over and over, torque is less important than power and rpm and wide gears.</p><p></p><p>Using your logic, I should be able to drop a Cummins diesel that redlines at 2500 rpms in a Ford Mustang and beat the world. Great for pulling trailers up mountains or pushing blades through dirt or cars along a rail and great for getting a car moving from a dead stop quickly, but not good for things like trap speed or track lap times.</p><p></p><p>There's a difference (semantics) in the world of racing between fast and quick. If you want trap speeds, you need power. Both are important for different aspects of racing. If you don't have one, you'd better have the other (and have the appropriate drive train to compensate for the lack of one/other)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ANGREY, post: 15764441, member: 188865"] You're agreeing with and missing his point. Torque is only one part of the equation. As Randy Probst said it best "torque is how much you're thrown back in the seat. Power is how long it keeps you there." You can get away with low torque if you have lots of power, gear and rpm to makeup for it. Furthermore, for "track" cars, it's better to have long gears and high revving than it is to have low end torque. The GT350 isn't a muscle car as much as it is a sports car or a track car. For a muscle car that's only concerned about going fast from a dead stop in a straight line, yes, torque is crucial. For a car that needs to accelerate (from many different speeds) brake and turn and do that cycle over and over, torque is less important than power and rpm and wide gears. Using your logic, I should be able to drop a Cummins diesel that redlines at 2500 rpms in a Ford Mustang and beat the world. Great for pulling trailers up mountains or pushing blades through dirt or cars along a rail and great for getting a car moving from a dead stop quickly, but not good for things like trap speed or track lap times. There's a difference (semantics) in the world of racing between fast and quick. If you want trap speeds, you need power. Both are important for different aspects of racing. If you don't have one, you'd better have the other (and have the appropriate drive train to compensate for the lack of one/other) [/QUOTE]
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