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Title: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 January 2009, 12:36:25

The best one I've seen, in fact.

http://craig.backfire.ca/pages/autos/horsepower

Some amunition for those "Yes, but my car's faster 'cos it's got more torque" pub arguments.

Kevin

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: Lazydocker on 30 January 2009, 13:04:17

What a good and thorough explanation :y :y :y :y

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: markey mark on 30 January 2009, 13:05:52

very good kevin  :y :y

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: Omega man 2 on 30 January 2009, 13:16:48

Interesting, bigger is better ;D

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 30 January 2009, 14:08:42

Descriptive and good ordered..Thanks Kevin :y


as can be seen cars average power must be advertised not peak power..

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: nick v6 on 30 January 2009, 15:42:40

nothing a quater mile race wouldn't sort :y

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: doog on 30 January 2009, 18:21:33

brain now scrambled  :y

Doug

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: PaulW on 30 January 2009, 18:25:57

Good read  :y

Altho I did originally think this was a thread by skruntie...

(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/PaulW21781/oooanal.png)

Title: Re: Finally.. a good analysis of horsepower and torque
Post by: jerry on 30 January 2009, 21:04:08

Good link mate with a good explanation :y. When I was getting the Prelude chipped etc, the guy had a leaflet explaining it:
 torque-imperial measurement=1 foot/ lb
           metric measurement=1m/101,9716g(av weight of Newtons apple!)
Torque(tractive effort)xspeed=power
Power is measured in bhp
1bhp=0.746kw
The "brake" in brakehorsepower is because it is measured by making an engine work against a brake. Measure how hard the brake works to keep the engine at a given RPM. This gives us a torque figure which we then x by the RPM(speed) to give us a power (bhp) figure.
My brain hurts now.
                                                 jerry  : :-/