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Im curious how the "area under the curve" affects performance, both when looking at the horsepower curve and torque curve. What does peak horsepower really mean if its only high at that point, obviously a flatter torque curve means you have more torque and power at rpm's other then at the peak number. Say one engine you put in a car makes 425hp at 6k but only 200hp at 3k. Another engine may only have 380hp peak at 5.5k but has 320 even at 3k because of a flat torque curve. Would'nt the engine with less peak power be faster? since it has more energy available below the usable curve.
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