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Originally Posted by Jerain
You mean HP sells cars but torque wins races.  Also as example if you compare dyno sheets, a FBO N54 has a lot more hp and torque than an E92 M3 troughout the whole revrange, it is faster. |
And adding a supercharger to the S65 will be faster than a bolt-on N54. What's your point? And no, hp actually wins races.
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Originally Posted by Tambohamilton
No, you can't feel torque. You feel acceleration (regardless of what causes it), and like you say, HP defines acceleration. If a slower car felt faster, you just need to recalibrate your butt dyno. 
For example, if you were to engage the clutch (press the gas, in an auto) while holding the brake, at a standstill, the engine would be applying a lot of torque to the drivetrain, but 0 power would be applied to the wheels (no energy dissipated/transferred by them)...and you wouldn't feel anything, other than hear or feel in vibration that the engine was straining. |
You're all sorts of confused friend. Your example doesn't demonstrate what you think it does. Lol.