[Diy_efi] Re: Diy_efi Digest, Vol 2, Issue 32

[Tim Kent]

Hey all,

> Well that was just a figure of speech. What I was getting at was, my 5 
> liter 68 Ford Fairlane only makes 190HP but felt like it has more 
> acceleration that the WRX. And it's probably a heavier car although my Baja 
> actually weighs 200 lbs more than my Fairlane.

I'm no expert on the subject but as far as I understand, you "feel" 
torque whereas 400m times are relative to your horsepower and weight.  I 
recently test drove a Golf MkV 2.0 TDi which had 320nm of torque and 
only 103kw of power.  It felt really quick, quite fun to drive, yet it 
takes over 8 seconds to get to 100km/hour.  I guess it's because torque 
is instantaneous power whereas horsepower is torque over time?

Regards,
Tim Kent