Curb Zone - View Single Post - mbworld.org: why give up over 50 ft. lbs of torque for a messely 40 hp?

siko · 04-12-2006, 08:14 AM

Well torque is obviously important... and if you swap the engine by reducing torque and increasing HP while keeping the same weight on the car, then performance will drop a bit in certain areas. That's probably why they are b!tching.

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siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	Re: mbworld.org: why give up over 50 ft. lbs of torque for a messely 40 hp? Well torque is obviously important... and if you swap the engine by reducing torque and increasing HP while keeping the same weight on the car, then performance will drop a bit in certain areas. That's probably why they are b!tching.