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Originally Posted by Kyle2k
I don't fully understand your theory. So your saying the HT engine will hit its 6000rpm redline before the HR hits its redline at 9000rpm, because if thats what you mean I COMPLETELY agree with you there, but I don't think you can make an all is equal comparison in the sense that weight/inertia can be ignored, because that is its handicap, it doesn't have long legs, but it has short fast ones.
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Here's where I think you and I are parting ways.
The lower RPM/higher torque motor will get to 6000 faster than the higher RPM/lower torque motor because of the difference in torque. I believe this to be the case only when the engines are placed in exactly the same car with exactly the same load placed on the two engines. Again this is due to the increased torque in the low RPM engine which will overcome the load of the vehicle better than the lower torque in the high RPM engine. So, since the higher RPM engine has another 3K to work with it will continue to speed up since the lower RPM engine has redlined. In short, the lower RPM/Higher torque motor will accelerate quicker. The higher RPM/lower torque motor will have a higher top speed.
I do agree that when the engines are run with no external load placed on them, the HR motor will spinup faster due to it's lighter internals.
Ah damn, I basically repeated my earlier post.
I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I'm kinda stumped for another way to splain myself.
