Torque is the instantaneous measurement of force being produce by the engine at any given moment.Power is a function of torque with respect to time. Basically, HP = [TQ * RPM] / 5252 See how the torque measurement begins to plateau around 4500rpm, and remains pretty consistent damn near to the redline? That's a fantastic torque curve, meaning the engine remains powerful all the way through the revs, since those blowers are providing consistent airflow right inside their range of efficiency. Smaller turbos tend to produce a TQ graph that peaks around 4000-4500rpm and then begins to decline almost immediately above that. Due to the nature of the HP/TQ equation, however, above 5200rpm the power output actually remains constant, or even continues to rise a little, depending on how fast the TQ output drops off.
"I used to play professional bone..." -z32ttvert (mwsmith) on June 23, 2003 at 11:14 PM |
