Subject	my 2cents here: if you would like to explain to a layman
Posted by	JC_NS on January 20, 2004 at 9:33 AM
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In Reply To	Which is better? 1 horse or two horses? posted by AshsZ on January 19, 2004 at 11:25 PM
Message	torque is how much work you can do in a given amount of time. Horsepowers is how quickly you can do a given amount of work. Torque and HP go hand in hand because you may have all the torque in the world (think big rig trucks) but without the HP it will take longer to get up to speed.
Follow Ups	Which is better? 1 horse or two horses? - AshsZ 23:25:09 01/19/04 you think too much Ash, you need to get laid :) (n/m) - hey GotBo0st 23:28:57 01/19/04 Holy shit...im going to bed...*over the head it went* :p (n/m) - michaelkih 23:31:14 01/19/04 Why don't you answer my question below about - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 23:38:46 01/19/04 The difference would be like a drop into the ocean. - AshsZ 23:44:56 01/19/04 Hmm.. Passing thought: If you were to put the MAS element - AshsZ 23:55:45 01/19/04 How's the speed-density thing going? (n/m) - Kenny 00:26:01 01/20/04 Its still just an idea in mind... We made 811RWHP - AshsZ 00:46:43 01/20/04 What method did you use to calculate that? (n/m) - therin (Plum) 09:01:55 01/20/04 Yep - SAHTT 23:43:40 01/19/04 Thanks for the bed-time story. It was a good. (n/m) - bb0ys (Bean-town) 23:49:43 01/19/04 Interesting. Note the proper unit for torque is lb-ft. - SooperZ95 23:55:33 01/19/04 pound foot sounds painful. (n/m) - AshsZ 23:56:54 01/19/04 ditto (n/m) - Scotts94z32 10:30:13 01/20/04 I have a concern: - ALSODAIS 23:56:44 01/19/04 In the water pail example, they both are raising the same - AshsZ 00:06:14 01/20/04 I see: You are referring to the HP at a certain velocity - ALSODAIS 00:21:05 01/20/04 Exachery. And if car #2 were running at 6000RPM and 500TQ, - AshsZ 00:42:40 01/20/04 Hey ash do you play chess???? - rave 00:09:22 01/20/04 Gearing & torque multiplication effects.... - hickersb1 00:13:29 01/20/04 That is true-you are trading off torque for more RPM at the - AshsZ 00:39:11 01/20/04 We're saying the same thing except --> - hickersb1 09:51:11 01/20/04 I see what you mean. It goes without saying that if you - AshsZ 12:19:36 01/20/04 So what your saying is... - liverdamage 00:44:21 01/20/04 gotta modify your statement slightly... - JokerF_15 01:41:39 01/20/04 i am now on the road to ultamate enlightenment (sp) (n/m) - Z_animal 00:45:53 01/20/04 I just realized how stupid i am, thanks - AJ6630 01:20:21 01/20/04 Your a brain ash but you drink to much coffee....... :0 (n/m) - ChrisZNA (Sacto, CA) 01:43:51 01/20/04 God, I love this forum! Good work Ash! ;-) (n/m) - MarTTy4653 02:13:44 01/20/04 The equation "Tq = Hp*5252/rpm" has limited usability - Tredmil 03:28:18 01/20/04 What a hum dum about nothing - Carlos Ramirez 06:56:28 01/20/04 my 2cents here: if you would like to explain to a layman - JC_NS 09:33:32 01/20/04 :) - Rickytl 10:12:19 01/20/04 Theory and reality sometimes differ though. (My rebuttal) - Marshall 10:33:07 01/20/04 Re: Theory and reality sometimes differ though. (My rebuttal) (n/m) - krd 11:35:00 01/20/04 Here are some performance equations that might >>> - ZUL8TR 12:19:14 01/20/04 Everything you said makes sense, but - NytWolf 12:23:29 01/20/04 now for a real experiment... - TagZ 15:07:47 01/20/04
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