[Shotimes] Re: 300 hp

[dean james]

Of course everything you said is correct, but it is going beyond the 
original subject.  That subject being was there ever a 300HP yamahammer?  I 
would expect it to peak at high rpm, and use an aggressive cam profile such 
that it would not be very flexible on the street.

The weights for the cars in the C&D article were given as 2730 lb for the 
Neon and 2754 lb for the RSX.

>RPM is important when talking about hp numbers.  All hp is, is a math
>equation of torque and rpm.  What was the peak torque on those motors?
>
>All you have to do is make decent torque at 7500 rpm to get "300 hp" but
>what does the whole torque curve look like?  In a 3400 lb car like the SHO,
>it wouldn't help much to have a dog till 5000 rpm.  Both those cars are
>lighter than the SHO.  It's hard (or impossible!) to build a small
>displacement n/a motor that makes a great peak hp number, as well as a GOOD
>flat even torque curve.  Goes back to "all 300 hp motors aren't created
>equal".

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