Originally posted by Hammer
Ok,,I give why the outrageous torque readings on the Mustang ????????,,I'm not disputing the HP numbers,but the torque is way out of wack to say the least,,2800ft lbs is like a Mitchell killing machine and we all know that when it comes to HP and Torque there is NO Phord and I mean NO Phord going to put numbers out like Mitchell's Dodge or even think of coming close to it,,Come on gang,now do you really expect us to believe that a 217 hp Dodge can put 1912 ft lbs on the rear wheels??,,If that was the case one would only wonder what "Old Sickly" at 609 hp would generate,,I'd only have to wonder who did the auto transmission to hold such a torque number and where a guy could get a clutch to hold at 2800 ft lbs,,Come on guys,give us some real numbers or at least realisitic torque readings,sheesh... ... .