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440 BHP from a 6.2L V8 - that's rubbish!

I would expect nearly twice that or the same from a 3L.

I'm not sure whether it looks ok or hideous but it's a US look.
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Chris_Allen wrote:440 BHP from a 6.2L V8 - that's rubbish!

I would expect nearly twice that or the same from a 3L.
HP isn't everything. Torque is. You can't beat a big block V8 for torque, except with a diesel. Or electric. :hyper:

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Chris_Allen wrote:I'm not sure whether it looks ok or hideous but it's a US look.
Looks great to me - better than the "Jelly-Beans on wheels" shapes we have today. :mrgreen:
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Torque and HP ???

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Jumpin gigawatts Batman...that looks awesome!
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It's beyond 2010, we're supposed to be re-hydrating our dinners from little pills and using tele-transporters to get around.
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Chris_Allen wrote:440 BHP from a 6.2L V8 - that's rubbish!

I would expect nearly twice that or the same from a 3L.

I'm not sure whether it looks ok or hideous but it's a US look.
I love the 50s Chevys. This thing is ugly. But I like the concept. Helluva donor car for a "kit"
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bzb wrote:This thing is ugly. But I like the concept.
+ (A really number).

I'm not too much into the jellybeans either but this thing ain't right (were's the puke smiley?). It's as if they took three different cars and smashed them together with out a second thought. Oh wait....
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bzb wrote:I love the 50s Chevys. This thing is ugly.
+1

I LOL'd at their "spec" sheet. :lol:
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Chris_Allen wrote:440 BHP from a 6.2L V8 - that's rubbish!

I would expect nearly twice that or the same from a 3L.

I'm not sure whether it looks ok or hideous but it's a US look.
so I guess the Austin 3 Liter was both powerful and beautiful. It might be ugly but least its got some motor. 8)
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HP sells the car, torque moves the car.... ;-)

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Same with bikes. My "little" Ducati 803cc only put out 75 hp. But the beauty of the L/V twins, it puts out 52 lb/ft @ 5200. Compare that to a GSXR 1000, which max torque is rated up in the 8000 rpm range, somewhere around 80lb/ft IIRC.

From dead stop and in tight corners, it nuts. In a straight line, once you get into the higher RPMs, a 20 year old Japanese 600 can beat it.
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#14 Post by Drey Chennells »

Same experience with the twins and singles I've ridden over the years, most recently a bmw 650cc single. Almost 100% torque reached just off idle..hang on!
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#15 Post by Radian »

Compare the terms by definition, and this age old "debate" holds no water.

Horsepower vs. Torque :twisted:

Power vs. Force :| WTF?

They're plotted on the same chart for the exact reason that speaker cab frequency response and phase are...to provide quick visual identification of general system performance. I've never heard anyone saying, "I want more phase," or, "Screw phase, I'll take amplitude any day." :roll:

One term is a derivative of the other. Torque is a force that can impart rotation upon an object. nothing else. Power is a measure of force and distance, per unit time.

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