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Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration Thu, 15 July 2004 08:57 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Once again:

Torque = (Power x 60)/(2Pi x RPM)

Basically your car will accelerate faster the more power it has over a larger rev range.

What fro-daddy says is not really correct either. Youll probably find the car with the most area under it's power graph will win the acceleration race, even if it has slightly less torque.

A small tractor will not out accelerate a car cause it's only geared to do say 30-40km/h, not 180km/h, simple really.
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