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ChrisL · 11-30-03, 07:09 AM

I have a 302.
After some thought, I concluded that...

A) The GT40 is a light car. The rule of thumb says, "light car - high horsepower", "heavy car - high torque". You can't use any more torque than you can put to ground.

B) The car is historically a circuit racer and as such needs an engine characteristic that will get it around the track as quickly as possible. Too much torque while pulling out of a corner just makes the tail less compliant.

C) A low torque, high rev engine just sounds better [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Just my opinion.

11-30-03, 07:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
ChrisL Chris Liokos 7 Tenths Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Australia GT40: RF40 Posts: 775 Rep Power: 15	Re: low torque and high torque motors I have a 302. After some thought, I concluded that... A) The GT40 is a light car. The rule of thumb says, "light car - high horsepower", "heavy car - high torque". You can't use any more torque than you can put to ground. B) The car is historically a circuit racer and as such needs an engine characteristic that will get it around the track as quickly as possible. Too much torque while pulling out of a corner just makes the tail less compliant. C) A low torque, high rev engine just sounds better [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Just my opinion.