Manual Transmission information
Manual Transmission information
(05-06-2010, 07:54 AM)bmwpowere36m3 since HP is just a calculated number and torque is what breaks trannies. If your making HP at higher RPMs, that's essentially less torque, than the same HP at a lower RPM.Which is precisely my point. Making 400hp at 3000rpm puts far more torque through the transmission than revving the engine to take advantage of the horsepower formula's RPM bias.
(05-06-2010, 07:54 AM)bmwpowere36m3 since HP is just a calculated number and torque is what breaks trannies. If your making HP at higher RPMs, that's essentially less torque, than the same HP at a lower RPM.Which is precisely my point. Making 400hp at 3000rpm puts far more torque through the transmission than revving the engine to take advantage of the horsepower formula's RPM bias.