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Originally Posted by swamp2
Yes, the conflict was the point. The whole was to show that prior forum "gospel" (i.e. statement #2 as written) is basically correct but that tire losses and drag offer a small correction to the rpm prediction of the statement.
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Made me smile.
Of course you're correct, but the "small correction" is obviously gear dependent, as you've stated, but also may be not-so-small based on the shape of the torque curve. I'd postulate that an S2000 in fifth would have a significant difference between theoretical and actual, based on the fact that the peak is so "soft", with gentle ramps before and after.
None of this actually matters, of course (hence the smile), since we're all searching for the power (and not the torque) at the drag strip or on a road course, but it's still interesting.
The other (and tiny) modifier is that as you make more torque, wheel slip increases, meaning some of the thrust is lost to heat.
OK, that's a dimple on a pimple on a flea's left nut, but hey, just thought I'd bring it up.
Bruce