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Originally Posted by RiXst3r
TQ and HP are always the same at 5252 RPM
HP = TQ*RPM / 5252
TQ can be described as the engine being able to maintain high power output at lower RPMS...
HP can be described as the engine being able to maintain high power output at higher RPMS...
But either way, the numbers are just calculated from eachother, so technically you want both numbers to be high for the best power band, and a nice flat output curve...
high HP cars with low torque numbers require high engine speeds, and have a smaller powerband, and high torque engines with lower HP have a smaller powerband.
short story... you want both!
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Excellent summary for a street car. A broad power band will employ both good TQ and good HP. If you have one without the other, you will either have a TQ monster that can't rev, or a HP monster that has no low end grunt.
Unfortunately, the 335 i leans toward the former with the small fast spooling turbos, which is why it doesn't compete better with the near super cars.