Conception of Horsepower skewed?

[drift freaq]

Originally Posted by slider2828

I used to race bikes, what is scary is weaving traffic at 90 and going in between semi's and stuff, you don't think its stupid while you are doing it, but when you stop and think, its damn stupid. I used to clip cars weaving traffic doing like 40 while the cars were stopped. Truthfully its all relative. Bikes going 160 and scrapping knees into the turn, eh no biggy, sliding 60 mph across on coming traffic, eh.... Been there, its all about experience, fun the first time then you think, hmmm its stupid....

Moral of the story, everything once you experience it, you never can really go back...

But honestly, how come no one talked about Torque? Horsepower is nothing, Torque is everything... 4WDs have more torque because they have more traction and engines in general have more torque and its purposely setup that way. Every drive and Evo or STI at 80 and downshift to pass someone? That thing sucks.... You can't compare horsepower between 4WDs and 2WDs, its just different. Just build something with more torque and then you REALLY have some fun....

Otherwise stick to a race track and trust me most people don't even come close to the edge until you start actually racing.... When you are with people with similar experiences racing on a track together, its different everyday. That is an adrenaline rush....

Say woot for Laguna in April... I can't wait....

This man speaks truth, I have ran a 300whp RB powered S13 and can tell the car was awesomely quick. In fact I would fuck with sport bikes with it. I will be running a 300whp HP VQ and the torque should be close to that.
I always call Honda's torque less wonders because they are. They rely on low gearing to get the off line acceleration needed due to their low torque.
Everybody gets sucked into building for HP when they fail to realize its the Torque that gets you moving! HP keeps you going but Torque gives you the boot. Track cars do not need low end torque so they are tuned more for HP and Torque higher up. Drifting and street? Torque is your friend in my opinion.

With all of the above said 300-350WHP is more than enough for most all S chassis's. That usually translates out to somewhere around 270-300 ft lbs of torque.