Does HorsePower matter?

[rice(er)]

my friend has an integra with only 145hp, and he pOwNz a lot of other cars when he race at the launch, the length of most races were only like a football field becuz he knows he would lose if any longer, but he still wins at the launch, is that weird or is it just me......does hp matter at launching also? im sure he's just an average driver, hes not that good at driving his manual integra, but still, he beats a lot of other guys at launching, how is this so? for a 145hp integra?

[clawhammer]

HP is important, but it's not everything. Weight, and aerodynamics will make a huge impact. If his 145 hp Integra kills everything else, than cars in your area are pretty slow.

[rice(er)]

he doesn't beat everyone, beats "most" people from the launch, then later on, he gets kill by them like quarter mile aways, thanks for ur reply, oh and living in wisconsin, heh...u dont see a lot of fast cars here

[Sticky]

Power to weight ratio is what really matters. Just out of curiousity what kind of cars is he beating?

[LoW_KeY]

It does it you want to keep going.

Torque will get you off the line and HP will keep it going strong.

[JekylandHyde]

Torque, and being able to get it to the ground, is what matters. Horsepower is great for bragging about horsepower.

To win a short race like that you need torque, traction and a light weight car.

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by rice(er)

he doesn't beat everyone, beats "most" people from the launch, then later on, he gets kill by them like quarter mile aways, thanks for ur reply, oh and living in wisconsin, heh...u dont see a lot of fast cars here

Why would he beat people on the launch? He drives a FWD car with a Honda engine. Honda engines make power by revving the hell out of them, say to like 8k rpms. They make almost no torque, so it's hard to launch a Honda, and still have traction.

[CBFryman]

ahhh...i really dont feel like going into the torque v hp argument...integra's are light and have decent power, it he revs hig hand fethers the cluth out just on the brink of traction loss they are pretty quick off of the line...but as already stated, even beating most cars in your area with an integra even in a 60' race...most cars in your area are slow.

[CivRacer95]

WTF are you talking about clawhammer!? Honduhz are notoriously known for their launching ability! Any AWD ain't got shiz on the power of the FWD Honduhz!

Pfftt and I was starting to believe you knew about Honduhz...

[dampachi]

Sounds to me like he races alot of cars that don't even know they're racing.

[CivRacer95]

That's how us Honda owners win these days. Take em by surprise! Suckaz never knew what blew them away!

[drftk1d]

i know a guy form another forum with a 450whp RX7. and he lives in wisconsin.

[JekylandHyde]

Originally Posted by dampachi

Sounds to me like he races alot of cars that don't even know they're racing.

I smoked by 6 Porches the other day .... they were sitting on a dealership lot, but so what ... I had them by 10 car lengths!

[CBFryman]

that has to do with what?

[JekylandHyde]

Originally Posted by CivRacer95

Honduhz are notoriously known for their launching ability!

... only when they are boulde-clutching