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ed_ma61 Forums Junkie Location: Lost in the K hole Registered: May 2002	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration Thu, 15 July 2004 09:05 in simple terms: torque is required to accelerate a rotating object (ie wheel) the more torque you have, the faster it will accelerate. horsepower is a term used to describe the ability of torque to continue accelerating a rotating object at higher and higher rpms. ie - a powerful engine wih massif horsepower is due to its engine continuing to produce large torque even at high rpms. so, in answer, torque accelerates a car - whether that be from standstill, or whilst roling. the more torque, the faster it will accelerate. the ability for a car to continue accelerating when already going fast requires yet more torque, and this is generally referred to as horsepower. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	river	Thu, 15 July 2004 07:46
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	V8_MA61	Thu, 15 July 2004 07:50
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Fro-Daddy	Thu, 15 July 2004 08:13
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	river	Thu, 15 July 2004 08:18
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Skip	Thu, 15 July 2004 08:57
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	ed_ma61	Thu, 15 July 2004 09:05
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Cyber-punk	Thu, 15 July 2004 09:12
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	dimmy77_03	Thu, 15 July 2004 13:30
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	ed_ma61	Thu, 15 July 2004 09:15
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	st184 sillycar	Thu, 15 July 2004 11:17
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	YelloRolla	Thu, 15 July 2004 14:06
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Shraka	Thu, 15 July 2004 14:42
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Skip	Thu, 15 July 2004 23:30
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	MS-75	Fri, 16 July 2004 03:58
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	lumpy	Fri, 16 July 2004 04:13
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Skip	Fri, 16 July 2004 04:49
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	wil8115	Fri, 16 July 2004 08:10
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	mick	Fri, 16 July 2004 08:57
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	Skip	Fri, 16 July 2004 08:41
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	mick	Fri, 16 July 2004 08:53
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	wil8115	Fri, 16 July 2004 09:15
	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration	st184 sillycar	Sat, 17 July 2004 05:24

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