Whats the deal with 340s?
Yellow rose, 318willrun also makes a good point. Often you will reply with a answer that is more geared to a race like set up. No argument when the shoe fits.
I'm talking about 12 or 11 second cars. I can't understand, with all the printed validation of the FACT, guys still argue the simple, unmistakable principal that HORSEPOWER IS KING.
No tuner worth a crap is going to use the same gears with an engine that turns 6500 RPM (which ain't **** BTW) verses an engine that only turns 5800 RPM. If you do, you can't do simple math.
Here is another one I had to learn, the hard way.
Two engines on the dyno. Let's say SBC for giggles. Both make 500 HP at 7000 RPM. Both have peak torque at 3500. You can lay the torque and HP curves over each other and they are identical.
One engine is quicker and faster. Every time. What gives? What was missed on the dyno to give you the clue?
Never forget this. Don't matter what kind of race it is, it's still a drag race. If it's from a dig, we call it drag racing. If they turn left, it's a circle jerk. If they go both ways(!!!!!!!!) it's a road race. Any way you slice it, it's a drag race to the corners. The more RPM you turn, the more combustion cycles you have, per what ever segment you are looking at. 60 feet, 1/8 mile, incrementals around a circuit. It don't matter.
It's awesome to sit back and watch people argue over well know, proven facts. You can't fight physics. Engine geometry is critical. Because heads have gotten better, engine builders have become sloppy on engine geometry.
