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Old 04-09-2011, 10:47 PM   #9
blue2000s
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flavor 987S
LOL! That's news to Porsche (and me).

Boxster S 3.2L
280 HP
236 lb.-ft. at 4,700-6,000 RPM
Redline is 7,200

993 Twin Turbo 3.6L
400 HP
400 lb. ft. at 3,500-5,500 RPM
Redline is 6,700
I doubt it's news to Porsche, all engineers learn this in school, maybe to you though. Multiply the torque by the gear ratios and wheel diameter. There's always more torque at redline in the lower gear than at the same road speed in the next gear up in a street Porsche.

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