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Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration
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Thu, 15 July 2004 09:12
 
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| ed_ma61 wrote on Thu, 15 July 2004 19:05 |
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.
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i like that answer the best
and as i try interpret it
with the tractor, lots of torque...feck all hp
soooo it has the ability to accelerate fast...but not for long because of crap gearing?
or have i gotten myself confused?
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river | Thu, 15 July 2004 07:46 |
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V8_MA61 | Thu, 15 July 2004 07:50 |
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Fro-Daddy | Thu, 15 July 2004 08:13 |
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river | Thu, 15 July 2004 08:18 |
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Skip | Thu, 15 July 2004 08:57 |
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ed_ma61 | Thu, 15 July 2004 09:05 |
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Cyber-punk | Thu, 15 July 2004 09:12 |
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dimmy77_03 | Thu, 15 July 2004 13:30 |
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ed_ma61 | Thu, 15 July 2004 09:15 |
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st184 sillycar | Thu, 15 July 2004 11:17 |
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YelloRolla | Thu, 15 July 2004 14:06 |
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Shraka | Thu, 15 July 2004 14:42 |
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Skip | Thu, 15 July 2004 23:30 |
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MS-75 | Fri, 16 July 2004 03:58 |
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lumpy | Fri, 16 July 2004 04:13 |
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Skip | Fri, 16 July 2004 04:49 |
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wil8115 | Fri, 16 July 2004 08:10 |
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mick | Fri, 16 July 2004 08:57 |
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Skip | Fri, 16 July 2004 08:41 |
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mick | Fri, 16 July 2004 08:53 |
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wil8115 | Fri, 16 July 2004 09:15 |
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st184 sillycar | Sat, 17 July 2004 05:24 |
