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Old 04-26-2012, 03:47 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lug View Post
brake hp and tq are at the flywheel, before the tranny and minus attachments to the engine itself. An automatic's torque converter can act as a torque multiplier but always has some efficiency loss. Article:

Torque converter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I guess that kind of goes in line with what I said about manuals DYNO higher but autos are faster off the line...
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