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st184 sillycar Forums Junkie Location: Melbourne Registered: June 2004	Re: Torque & Horsepower & Acceleration Thu, 15 July 2004 11:17 Power = Torque x R.P.M. The governing factor in acceleration is the torque available AT THE WHEELS. A torquey engine that won't rev needs tall gears, and as gearing gets taller (to give more speed) the torque at the wheels is reduced linearly. Conversley, a rev-happy motor that makes little torque can drive quite short gears, which don't reduce the torque available at the wheels as much. So there ya go - a torque-monster that won't rev loses it's legs once the speed builds and it's gotta push a tall gear. Also, a short-stroke screamer relies on short, close gearing to keep it revving, and multiply it's meagre torque. [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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