I think we need one of these threads again. So, which is better and why?
Horsepower
Torque
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I think we need one of these threads again. So, which is better and why?
Isn't horsepower a byproduct of torque? If that is true, what would it matter since without torque, you wouldn't have anything...
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Originally posted by r3cc0s
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it also depends on rpms as well....so yea u can have no torque but high revs can make up for it.Originally posted by Weapon_R
Isn't horsepower a byproduct of torque? If that is true, what would it matter since without torque, you wouldn't have anything...
one prob, the options are check boxes, i chose nnnnaaaaaaawwsss and hp by accident. hp is bout how the trq is used, produced, mainupulated. thats why u dont see diesels running around on race tracks
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Torque!
Travel
yea true, high rpms make up for a lack in torque, works for me
nothing can make up for lack of torque man.Originally posted by tbk49
yea true, high rpms make up for a lack in torque, works for me
i'm a vee dub fan ... so tourqe
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I voted for both hp and tq ... I like engines with the same or maybe a little more hp than tq ... i.e. 300 ft-lbs@3200RPM and 320hp@5800RPM ... with a very flat TQ curve. that'd be a fun motor to bag on.
Torque is everything.
PEAK hp means nothing.
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Trucks aren't quick, silly.
Revs make up for tq (assuming you can make the same amount of tq at high rpms).Originally posted by buh_buh
nothing can make up for lack of torque man.
Look at the F1 cars, only around 230tq, but at 18000rpm, that's a whopping 788hp. Match the gearing with a 18000rpm motor and you'll make more TQ at the wheels in each gear than a Viper.
Originally posted by SEANBANERJEE
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Cut and pasted from my last post:
"Torque gets you out of the hole, and HP gets you down the track, or wins the race. Do you think a diesel truck with the same torque as my car at the same weight and gearing would beat me if it had 150 less hp? Nope. Torque is work, and hp is the relation to it over time.
Imagine a long breaker bar on your crankshaft bolt, and you turning the engine over with it by hand. You ability to turn the engine over is torque, and how fast you can turn it over, over ____ amount of time is HP.
Dont get me wrong, a torquey car is WAY more fun to drive.."
I didnt feel like typing the same thing in different words..
Ford tuning guy...
I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.
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joke of the day:
Originally posted by Danger_Mouse
There is a replacement for displacement. It's called technology.
In relation to what? Racing? Towing?
The real answer is torque, as engines dont "make" HP.
Ford tuning guy...
I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.
Georges Duhamel
joke of the day:
Originally posted by Danger_Mouse
There is a replacement for displacement. It's called technology.
wishful thinking and ricer fly-by's make up for torque...Originally posted by buh_buh
nothing can make up for lack of torque man.
Thats why you see so many disel trucks at the drag strip and at the track...thanks for clearing that up for everybody.Originally posted by CalgarySS
Torque is everything.
PEAK hp means nothing.
like rage said...F1 cars...enough said.
I don't think one is better than the other. They are both necesssary.
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I like high HP with respect to torque.
I like torque...not having to rev the shit out of your car to get it moving and not having to drive it everywhere you go as if you just stole it is important to me.
Travel
Completely off topic but, ben- is your avatar from the chili cook off?
Ford tuning guy...
I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.
Georges Duhamel
joke of the day:
Originally posted by Danger_Mouse
There is a replacement for displacement. It's called technology.