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Originally Posted by swamp2
I always like to add this clarification to that comment:
For actual production cars with gears and FD ratios that are fairly well matched/optimized to the particular cars engine and redline this is true. However, gearing is very important in theory and the physics of car performance. A big change in a cars gearing after already "optimized" will result in a huge performance change. We are just lucky because cars with very different engines are already matched to their drivetrains. That is the only reason gearing appears transparent in car comparisons and why we can shortcut straight to power to weight ratio.
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Without rancor, I hope you relaize that when I say (as I did) that power and weight are all you need to know
at any given instant, your comment is not needed.