Viper motors - ahh yes. Mine pulls from about 800 rpm to 6000 and the
dyno shows 428 lb-ft at the rear wheels. Ahh - now, keeping that
pointed the right direction is a challenge. I think that's where the
driver thingy comes in :-) (witness ASPL this year!)
patrick
'00 Lotus 'with alot less torque' Elise
--- Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com> wrote:
> a) Propulsion isn't everything in autox.
>
> b) If your gear ratios are tight enough to keep in the powerband, it
> doesn't
> really matter
> whether it is down low or up high.
>
> c) What ultimately matters, torque-wise, is not whether it's high or
> low but
> how wide it
> is. As you keenly observe, at least in Stock we have to live
> with the
> factory gears.
> How much of 20-70mph is within the engine's powerband is the
> key. Points
> deducted
> for having to shift to keep it there.
>
> That's why I love the LS1 and Viper motors - the torque curve is so
> flat that
> they're at 80% of peak torque throughout almost that whole speed
> range. Doesn't
> get much better than that without going electric.
>
> KeS
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 15:20
> > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: hp, torque, and autox
> >
> >
> > http://www.vettenet.org/torquehp.html
> >
> > i found this to be an excellent description of torque and
> horsepower in
> > cars.
> >
> > what i took away from the article is that torque is what works if
> you cant
> > be in the right gear for high revs. since we dont shift much in
> autocross
> > and rarely hit the power peak, mid range torque should rule the
> roost.
> >
> > so how did a torqueless S2000 win A-stock at nationals this year?
> i imagine
> > because the redline is so high that it doesnt have to shift and
> lower the
> > effective torque. it doesnt pull harder, but it pulls LONGER. so
> it ran
> > the course in 1st, vs. andy's MR-2 in 2nd and so had more effective
> torque?
> >
> > -james c
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