How come some people have higher mph and slower et. Someone told me ET was torque and MPH was horsepower. Any thoughts.

MPH is a good indicator of HP.
There are a lot of variables to ET's traction being the biggest one.
60 ft times are reflections of Torque and Traction.

well, I agree with the above but there is also more to it. 2 cars can leave with the same reaction time, and no wheel spin, and one can win with a slower trap speed. it is a function of low end torque, top end power, and actually aerodynamics.

But yes trap speed usually is an indicator of HP.

for example: my 60' and my trap speed greatly increased with different heads, and intake, but my ET only got a tenth and a half better! I picked up almost 5MPH in trap speed.

Doug

wait wait
so what the heck is ET?

Elapsed time. The time it takes to cross the starting time till the finish line.