Subject	yeah
Posted by	Marshall on May 14, 2003 at 9:12 PM
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In Reply To	why are clutches rated in Horsepower rather than torque? posted by MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) on May 14, 2003 at 06:01 PM
Message	You're right about that. It would be a lot easier for the clutch to hold a 500 hp engine that made 300 lbs of torque than a 400 hp engine that made 600 lbs of torque. The higher HP engine in this case would just be revving higher, which doesn't really have anything to do with the clutch. The clutch is only concerned with friction and torque.
Follow Ups	why are clutches rated in Horsepower rather than torque? - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:01:18 05/14/03 Re: too philisophical man ... - Spiff187( Calgary,AB ) 18:28:20 05/14/03 Probably because most consumers can relate better to a - JMT-Z(St. Louis) 18:30:40 05/14/03 and hp is just a value of tq anyways...makes sense (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 18:40:29 05/14/03 HP is a function of rpm and torque. You can have - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:47:48 05/14/03 ACT clutches are rated in Torque (n/m) - Funky (NWZ) 18:37:56 05/14/03 You're probably right - Tredmil 19:16:21 05/14/03 yeah - Marshall 21:12:33 05/14/03
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