Horsepower vs. Torque, what are they? What is the best relation between them?

[Martin S.]

When I showed the results of the rolling road dyno when I first had my car on the road with its new engine to the builder Steve, he said 'my engines always make more torque than horsepower'. I didn't get around to asking him why that is and why he seemed to think that was a good thing. For anyone who has had their car tested on a dyno, how did your hp and tq relate to each other? What do you think is good and what steps do you go to when you want to achieve a certain combo? Anyone know the theory?

[richie]

Martin, just a suggestion but these type posts would be better in Technical section now we have it & might get more replies from people with tech knowledge and interest

cheers Richie

[Martin S.]

oop yes I see that section now, thanks!