Subject	Just Wondering
Posted by	f1ym4n on April 26, 2011 at 5:24 PM
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Message	So i've been looking at dyno sheets at my tuning shop and online in videos etc. I see cars put down close to 800 hp and only about 600 ft/lb of torque.. or 700hp and still only 600 ft/lb my question is this... if what i know is true, it is torque that gets a car going. how come people dont shoot for big torque gains but instead like big hp ratings. and also, why is there less torque than power produced. is it simply friction and stuff out of our control or something else mechanically linked? im an engineering student and was just curious. thanks in advance
Follow Ups	Just Wondering - f1ym4n 17:24:54 04/26/11 Horsepower is a product of torque - Motormutt 17:40:10 04/26/11 Re: Horsepower is a product of torque - f1ym4n 17:52:33 04/26/11 Notice on the dyno sheets you've been looking at that... - Under_Powered 17:50:57 04/26/11 Re: Notice on the dyno sheets you've been looking at that... - f1ym4n 17:54:10 04/26/11 More specifically, torque and HP will have the same value - black300zx 22:29:04 04/26/11 As an engineering student, can't you look this stuff up? - zellamay 18:26:08 04/26/11 my dd's peak torque is twice it's HP rating. :) (n/m) - SactoTodd 19:23:30 04/26/11 Gotta love the diesels! (n/m) - Under_Powered 19:38:29 04/26/11 Re: Torque & Horsepower - S2z 22:13:14 04/26/11 Well played! (n/m) - 240Z FeO2 02:04:43 04/27/11 Good post! (n/m) - cherry 08:34:04 04/27/11 you're a student - stroke it - shaggee 23:28:19 04/26/11 Re: you're a student - stroke it - f1ym4n 09:20:35 04/27/11
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