just wondering what u guys prefer. a sled with lots of top end but no low end tourque or a sled with lots of OOOMMMPPPHHHHHH!!!!!!!! ???

puppy,
you must talk in your sleep, you just keep coming up with all the posts to keep you a banging your way up the charts.

paul,things have been slow here the past hr. i keep on checking in and nothing is being said. i have to give u guys something to talk about dnt i.

Just lucky enough to have both cause once it hooks
it keeps on pulling and pulling .
cape breton stock...................

I like lots of midrange 60-90 mphs with a good topend, if I was looking for pure topend I'd be on a MACHZ or T-CAT, in top running condition there still the sled for all out high speed running on table top conditions.....

I like a sled with lots of bottom and mid with a big track. :hallo1:

it's all about the hole shot, IMO. bottom end for me anyday.

I'm not a speed demon. Gimme low and mid range grunt.

stump puller for me :thumbsup:

Torque for me for all my toys. When I rebuilt my '71 400 Ford for my '53 F-100, I went for torque. Makes 460 ft/pds max. When it starts to drop off the HP picks up and gets maxed out at 390 HP at around 5500 RPM. But the torque is good from idle all the way through the mid range. Yep, I take torque. I'm not much for speed either........until I get enough money someday to start auto-crossing, then I'll need a car with the HP :devil:

Gotta have the jump off the start, low end all the way

i'll take the low and mid-range torque over top-end any day......steve

trick question? :) I build all my engines for max torque and let hp fall were it may.but I think the question is loaded because hp is a figure of the torque the engine produces, hp=torque x RPM divided by 5252.so what you want is an engine that builds great torque and has a nice rpm range to boot .I like how it was stated here before,torque is the amount of work an engine will do and hp is how many times it will do it.simply put ,but really true.

Im with doo man,even though i prefer the big triples,i build and then clutch for torque.I just wish that you could get everyone to try this (Ie come out for about 7-800 feet at max torque and then use a multiangle helix to let it rpm up to max hp.This is sometimes tricky but the results are usually worth the work.The hardest thing about clutching for torque is when you use enough weight,or helix to keep a low rpm torque motor busy and working hard the backshift can be a little tricky.

MmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmMmM low end :D

Low/mid range for me too. I must think that Im strapped to a sidewinder rocket on launch. But for now my missiles are pretty small...let say I wish that...

LOL Paul you are excactly right.


I would have to go with LoW-End unless i was on an open lake then i'd want some top end!!

you can have both with a firecat f-7.
first out of the hole, and first to,
the finsh line. :hallo1: :hallo1: :hallo1:

both things are good i like doing both disciplines..... cause really that is what they are. anyone can set to drag or speed run but to win is a whole other game....lol

Definitely like combo of both-but love to beat someone off the line.