Please show the math that allows you to come up with that conclusion (not "you" personally, but "them"
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From what RPM to what RPM is the calculaiton being done?
It appears the LS7 produces as much torque from 1000rpm as the M3 peaks at, and then never gets lower, so I ahve struggling to see how even with an extra 1400rpm there is that much more area aunder the curve... but I am off to do the math
hehe
[edit] Based roughly on the trapezoid rule it is true that there is more area under the M3's torque curve... 2,163,350 units vs 1,788,750 units... or 17% more "torque under the curve" - but in this case it is a pointless of a number as hp/l
[re-edit] Looks like I had a HUGE error in my math
The answer bothered me, so I redid it.. and now I get that the area under the Z06 curve is actually 2,666,300 units... or
19% more "torque under the curve"... Do you have the actual number/value being claimed - maybe I am calculating the incorrect thing.
Just for shits and giggles I overlaid my curve - 3,195,114 unit under the curve (if this is even a real number
hehe)
p.s. Lest anyone think I am "slagging" on the V8 M3, I am not - I am just trying to understand this new "measure of performance" - integrated area of time spent in 1st gear vs the torqe - I think I prefered countering the HP/L claims