Tech Topic - Horsepower and Torque
#1
Drifting
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Tech Topic - Horsepower and Torque
To continue a topic in another thread that I thought needed its own thread,
here is a good explanation of - Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque explained
here is a good explanation of - Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque explained
#2
Nordschleife Master
You mean horsepower isn't a division of PETA?
I can't wait to find out more, maybe they are even related? (not Horsepower and PETA, horsepower and torque)
I can't wait to find out more, maybe they are even related? (not Horsepower and PETA, horsepower and torque)
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To continue a topic in another thread that I thought needed its own thread,
here is a good explanation of - Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque explained
here is a good explanation of - Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque explained
I thought it was pretty simple..
Horsepower is how HARD you hit the K-wall.
Torque is how far you MOVE the K-wall.
Oversteer is when the REAR of the car hits the K-wall.
Understeer is when the FRONT of the car hits the K-wall.
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You must be new here.
This is not going to go well. I can tell already.
This is not going to go well. I can tell already.
#9
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I like it!
Mk
acceleration = power/(mass x velocity)
acceleration is directly proportioal to power. Power available at any speed, will dictate rear wheel torque. ( Net accelerative forces)
Mk
acceleration = power/(mass x velocity)
acceleration is directly proportioal to power. Power available at any speed, will dictate rear wheel torque. ( Net accelerative forces)
To continue a topic in another thread that I thought needed its own thread,
here is a good explanation of - Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque explained
here is a good explanation of - Horsepower and Torque
Horsepower and Torque explained
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Hp DETERMINES what the rear wheel torque will be. If you have more power, you will have MORE torque to accelerate. . I think that sums it up.
Post NO more if you cant find a situation where that is not an absolute truth.
At any speed, if you have more power, you have more torque at the rear wheels, but if you have more engine torque at any same vehicle speed, it means nothing, useless!
Hp DETERMINES what the rear wheel torque will be. If you have more power, you will have MORE torque to accelerate. . I think that sums it up.
Post NO more if you cant find a situation where that is not an absolute truth.
At any speed, if you have more power, you have more torque at the rear wheels, but if you have more engine torque at any same vehicle speed, it means nothing, useless!
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Power= Torque * Angular Velocity
Power is directly proportional to torque
Acceleration = Force/Mass where force= the vector sum of all forces (engine torque converted to a linear force through the car's drivetrain, rolling resistance, airflow resistance)
Power is merely the time derivative of work where work=force * distance (or object displacement)
Power is not an independent variable in these equations, but force (torque) is.
Power is directly proportional to torque
Acceleration = Force/Mass where force= the vector sum of all forces (engine torque converted to a linear force through the car's drivetrain, rolling resistance, airflow resistance)
Power is merely the time derivative of work where work=force * distance (or object displacement)
Power is not an independent variable in these equations, but force (torque) is.
#15
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Hp DETERMINES what the rear wheel torque will be. If you have more power, you will have MORE torque to accelerate. . I think that sums it up.
Post NO more if you cant find a situation where that is not an absolute truth.
At any speed, if you have more power, you have more torque at the rear wheels, but if you have more engine torque at any same vehicle speed, it means nothing, useless!
Hp DETERMINES what the rear wheel torque will be. If you have more power, you will have MORE torque to accelerate. . I think that sums it up.
Post NO more if you cant find a situation where that is not an absolute truth.
At any speed, if you have more power, you have more torque at the rear wheels, but if you have more engine torque at any same vehicle speed, it means nothing, useless!
Last edited by EspritS4s; 09-10-2010 at 08:52 PM.