# HP vs Torque

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [April 2, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437 "2004-04-02T21:44:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![TwoForty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@TwoForty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TwoForty)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437/1 "2004-04-02T21:44:48Z")

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i came across this website and thought that it was some pretty valuable information!

[http://www.allpar.com/eek/hp-vs-torque.html](http://www.allpar.com/eek/hp-vs-torque.html)

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### Author: ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437/2 "2004-04-02T22:10:08Z")

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clift notes?

some of it was interesting but i had to stop cause that was alot of reading

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### Author: ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437/3 "2004-04-03T10:14:39Z")

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i got plenty of both 😃

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### Author: ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2004, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437/4 "2004-04-03T10:31:23Z")

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“The DOHC puts out 133 ft-lb of ground-pounding torque”

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

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### Author: ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2004, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437/5 "2004-04-03T10:36:52Z")

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it’s good theory, but there are alot more varibles he left out… it’s a good read if you don’t know anything about torque / hp / gear ratio…

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### Author: ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2004, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hp-vs-torque/165437/6 "2004-04-04T06:55:16Z")

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Allpar is the bestest K-car site evaR.