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Old 02-01-2008, 08:55 PM   #35 (permalink)
SilentBob420BMFJ
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first off, id like to thank everybody for explaining..

but isnt hp a measurement of torque and rpms? meaning you have to either have lots of torque or high rpms to make a car fast.. i dont understand where these curves on dynos come from tho, are they from the engine or from switching gears? like what makes a torque or hp curve..

im going to go read several articles on tq/hp/rpm and get more educated, then i will be back
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