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Old 02-01-2007, 09:49 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vezna31 View Post
Are you sure about that? 4 cylinders vs 8 with twice the torque doesn't usually give the edge to the 4-banger on a rolling start.
You'd be surprised. My x-girlfriend had an '04 stang gt with the 4.6L. Out of the hole she would get a car length on me and I would have to work to catch up (wasn't launching hard). From a roll at about 40 I walked away with ease, those 4.6s run out of breath at higher RPM. Once rolling, torque doesn't matter, its all horsepower (and our 600 pound weight advantage).
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