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Originally Posted by Hulk
Gear ratio is a torque multiplier. If gear ratio and tire diameter are not entered into the computer it can not correct for it.
If I ran my car with 3.23 gears and got a time and then ran it with 3.92 gears the car would go faster. Did this change the engine horsepower.? No, this changed the RWHP.
If this is not true please explain it to me  |
True to an extent, except it has been accepted, at least by drag racers, that MPH and not ET establishes horsepower estimates, et establishes efficiency. All things being equal a gear change may well result in a quicker et, the MPH at the traps is not likely to be affected very much, at least minimally at best. Just my .02.