Thread: Gryphon problem.
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Old Wed, January 28th, 2009, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 04FX4 View Post
I thought it took more HP and TQ to make the bigger tires turn. If that is true I should have the upper hand, but definitely do not.
It does, but at high speed, your engine is turning over faster than the other guy's. You may be on the downside of the torque/HP curve at this point and he may be in the high region.

You SHOULD be able to pull away from him a bit at the start (of course you have to be careful not to spin the tires - he won't have as big a problem in this region with tire spinning).

And, I COULD be "full of it"! (And it won't be the first time). :o Be interesting to hear what Bill has to say.

- Jack