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Re: Torque x HP --> accelerating #773490 10/17/03 03:42 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 187 173 mph L low10s CEG\'er
low10s CEG\'er L Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 187 173 mph	simply put, torque is what gets you moving and then horsepower takes over. for max acceleration you have to have both. the broader the torque and horsepower the quicker and faster you will be. if the powerband is too peaky it will hav a negative effect. take a race engine for instance with alot of valve overlap, it will make more peak power but the whole area under the curve will suffer. that is what different gear ratio's do put you in the meat of your power. you can make it hard to understand or just keep it simply. HORSEPOWERIC= ALL THE POWER IN THE WORLD STILL AIN'T ENOUGH 98 silver svt, modified y,ngk(indexed),pulley's,shifter,redline. future plans,custom borla exhaust, bilstein/h&r, rota slipstream 16x7 13 lb"s

Re: Torque x HP --> accelerating #773491 10/17/03 05:20 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,007 Michigan A amarv12_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
amarv12_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er A Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,007 Michigan	Originally posted by Contouraholic: Bear in mind torque has no movement. If you put 100 lbs of force on a 1 ft. wrench, you have 100 ft/lbs of torque even if the wrench doesn't move. HP adds in the idea of torque and "speed". You can have torque without movement (Force) but no HP because of no movement. As soon as you start moving the wrench with your 100 ft/lbs of torque, you now develop HP. The faster you turn with that wrench with the 100 FT/lbs, the more HP you are developing. SO, peak HP is the point where the AVAILABLE torque from the engine (Which varies because of too many things to go into) and the speed the engine is turning is optimum. Thats good stuff right there. I always knew that HP was a function of torque, but thats a really good summary, thanks contouraholic. 1998 Mystique LS: -2.5 Duratec ATX -Vibrant White -------------------- =Pics= =Info=

Re: Torque x HP --> accelerating #773492 10/17/03 07:50 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 509 Muskegon, Michigan, USA R rollingstash_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
rollingstash_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 509 Muskegon, Michigan, USA	In other words, max hp is where the engine is producing torque at the maximum rate. Max torque is the maximum rotational force produced by the engine. As the engine cycles faster, hp increases (in general) because there are more force producing explosions per second. don't drink and drive.

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