Raced a lightning last night
May 1, 2007 | 10:16 AM
#11
Originally Posted by tiffo60
ok captin obvious 
i was just trying to make it clear that the lightnings puts out 450+ torque to the ground and not just to the flywheel
i was just trying to make it clear that the lightnings puts out 450+ torque to the ground and not just to the flywheel
Originally Posted by tiffo60
thats what torque they put out to the wheels, mine put out 501tq to the wheels with just a 4# lower when i first got it
Originally Posted by 8ALTNG
ya but that isnt rwtq...I think that is what they were talking about above.
May 1, 2007 | 12:54 PM
#13
Originally Posted by Bad_Apple
yeah a buddies Lightning made like 385 rwhp/ but like 525 rwtq on the dyno. I was surprized at the difference. He had 6lbs/CAI/TB/Borlas/Tune
The difference in torque vs. horsepower is not apparent unless you own a lightning and realize that they only rev to 5250 stock. And if your familiar with dyno graphs that is where hp and torque cross. So it is literally not possible for a lightning to make more hp than torque if it is reving to only the stock 5250. But as to why they are SO far apart is because of multiple things like cams geared for low rpm powerband, roots blower that makes lots of power down low but runs out of breath very quickly above 5000 (which just serves to make the gap between hp and torque that much wider), etc.
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