Given the choice between HP and Torque , I'll take torque any day cuz you
can always make plenty of HP when you have Torque .
HP with not enough torque is not doin you any good .
At 06:25 PM 4/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>This is according to Motor Trend:
>
>"Torque is what burns rubber, pulls a trailer up a grade without
>necessitating a downshift . . . In short, torque is the purest essence
>of performance-horsepower is merely a mathematical calculation
>(horsepower=(torque x engine rpm/5250)"
>
>"So torque is an expression of force, and horsepower is an expression of
>the amount of work accomplished by a force over time."
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>-Dan, 98 Sport, RC, 318
>
>you wrote:
>
>> Got a quick question. First, remember, there is no such thing as a stupid
>> question, so be nice! Can someone please explain the difference between
>> Torque and Horsepower to me and what drivetrain qualities effect both??
>> This is something I've never really understood. (OK OK go ahead, call me
>> stupid!)
>>
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