Re: Mine's bigger than yours :-) (Was Re: RE:torque)

[Linus Toy <linust@mindspring.com>]

At 08:26 AM 4/11/97 -0700, Arun Rao wrote:
>> It's not the amount of torque, it's the curve.  VR6 torque curve is
>> table-top flat -- if you're on a flat area in first gear, and let the
>> clutch out at idle, it won't stall.
>
>	Time to brag (also a complete non-sequitur):  the
>	20V I-5 turbos will do the same thing on an 18 degree
>	upgrade  :-)
>
>	I forgot who pointed this out -- Linus Toy, perhaps? I'm
>	not even sure it's a particularly valid test -- has anyone
>	tried it on other cars?

hmmm...don't recall saying something like that, but...I agree with Arun--I
don't think it's a valid test.  you can do this test (flat area, 1st gear,
idle) with almost any car with with a manual tranny--that's the first thing
i teach people to learn (the catch point for a clutch) when i teach them to
drive a manual tranny--works with every car i've tried it in so far!

--linus
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