# Flex...

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flex/191533>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flex/191533 "2007-08-02T12:52:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flex/191533/33 "2007-08-02T18:49:40Z")

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> [@RIP frowning](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rip/31622/47):
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> torque\>\*

> [@Knight Rider](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/knight-rider/31684/4):
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> not on the street 😉

> [@Don't speed in Virginia! :eek](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-speed-in-virginia-eek/31686/2):
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> want to bet

> [@The invention a girl will never buy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-invention-a-girl-will-never-buy/31658/20):
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> torque wins races. HP is just for ricers

Torque is more inportant on the street then HP is anyday. HP is a byproduct of torque. Torque is a measured figure. HP is a calculated figure.

> [@Crusie In Tonight.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/crusie-in-tonight/31685/2):
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> maybe in V8 world because none rev past 5200rpm

I regularly spin mine to 6300, but don’t need more than 5900. It makes 530 ft lbs at 2900 rpm.

> [@Don't speed in Virginia! :eek](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-speed-in-virginia-eek/31686/4):
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> The typical 900whp honda makes 500-500tq…but will go mid 9’s no problem at 160+mph

Then put a 500 ft lb V8 in a 2200-2300 lb car & it will go 9s too. And it could do it with 400 HP.

_Most_ Ricers can’t run on the street in “drag” (or mega whp dyno) trim, because they need race fuel to work with the 20lb boost & usually 15 other excuses. These 900whp Hondas have the 500ft lbs at 10,000 rpm or higher. Show me a 900whp NA big block & it probably has 1000-1200 ft lbs of torque.

Again, I say _most_ Ricers, as some actually have excellent combos that work well on the street.

You rarely ever see a 4 cyl twisting & bending a car like in the first pic in this thread.

> [@Lunch 6/29/07 at the Hatch at noon](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lunch-6-29-07-at-the-hatch-at-noon/31689/8):
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> woot TORQUE FTW

> [@Should WNY SCCA continue to run at Batavia's go cart track?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/should-wny-scca-continue-to-run-at-batavias-go-cart-track/31196/48):
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> it never ends!:kekegay:

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