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Re: More Torque or more Horses ? Fri, 13 September 2002 06:01 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Stefan wrote on Fri, 13 September 2002 15:09

I also think (but not sure) that the higher rpm your peak torque is at, the more HP you have.


Absolutely correct. In fact, power is a direct function of torque and rpm. In other words, if you know the engine's torque output and crank speed, you can calculate its power output.

That means if you want to increase the power output of your engine, you either need to increase the peak torque output (difficult without forced induction), or move the torque peak to higher rpm (easy with cams/head work etc).
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