It would take a car travelling up a 3.2 degree slope with drag coefficient .33 and cross sectional area 2.5m^2 44 Horsepower to go 100km/h. Excluding friction.
When you personally have made a repair to a machine and feel that it works better just because you worked on it. Even if the part of the machine you worked on would not make it work any better.
Jim: "I replacedthe heater core in my car, now it seems faster..."
Sam: "I've heard of that before."
Jim: "Seems to run smoother too!?"
Sam: "That's Mental Horsepower!"
A metaphorical rule to live by: don't make the mistake of choosing the cheaper option to save a buck in the short run, when you'll curse yourself later for not getting the better-grade product/service in the long run.
Eric: "What was I thinking buying that Porsche with the V-4 instead of the V-6 -- it handled like a Formula 1 car but is a total slug in a straight line!"
Tim: "Dude, you broke rule number 1 -- don't leave horsepower in the showroom."
And so --
Maddie: "This well Margarita sucks -- why didn't I get the Cadillac for two bucks more?"
Amy: "Exactly. Don't leave horsepower in the showroom, sweetie."
Horsepower is directlyrelated to torque. With a low torque output, you will have a low horsepower output. Torque will start higher in the low RPM's but will always cross with horsepower at 5252.