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Originally Posted by R33

Gears have nothing to do with an engines redline, it has do with when you shift.

Yup.That's rite. Gear ratios can make the engine to touch he redline faster/quicker. That's all. It won't however, change the redline. The redline can be changed if you deal with the engine, its innards, ecu, ignition etc. Not gears.

Torque has everything to do with HP, that is how you come up with HP.

Agreed too. Basic principle, if I am not mistaken is torque x rpm = power (hp). The more torque at a given rpm means you have more power at that given rpm. Theoritically, it is then possible to compensate for the lack of torque by inreasing rpm. That is why you would go for a short ratio gear box...rev up quicker means more rpm which in turn means more power although at the same time the torque may be unchanged. That is why I suppose F1 car revs up to 18k rpm...or the Type R. Even the GTRs.

Conversely, however, you can't compensate for lack of torque by changing gear ratio. I think, and I stand corrected on this, more cubes or longer stroke mean more torque. But this will, at a certain point, reduce power.

That's as far as I know. Not bad for mid life eh?

Look at the RB in comparison with any other car. the RB has much less torque comepared to a Corvette, but can have morer HP. and gear ratios dictaite when u shift.