Quote Originally Posted by Ron B. View Post
With a street car torque is king. Basic term's, torque get's a car moving, and horse power keep's it moving. Not to mention torque is cheaper.
This is absolutely incorrect. Horsepower is the rate of energy transfer in the engine. Energy transfer moves the car. Horsepower gets a car moving and keeps it moving. Why? Because motion is factored into the equation and torque doesn't describe speed. It's only when combining torque with engine speed (horsepower) do we get any meaningful numbers for how fast a car will move. A 300 horsepower car with 200 lb-feet of torque will always be faster than a 200 horsepower car with 300 lb-feet of torque. It's all about looking at the right dimensions.