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Torque & horsepower
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:44:48
In Reply to: "fat torque curve and the max HP at a lower RPM", Aero'ed, Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:24:47
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Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall
Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
People think they buy horsepower but what they really feel (and buy) is torque.
Torque is why the 200 hp in say, a Pontiac G6, seems gutless, while 200 hp in my 9000 CSE lets it accelerate from 50 to 100+ up an 8% grade in 5th gear.
Posts in this Thread:
- Does Anyone Know How to Shift a Turbo?, moeman, Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:09:23
- 0-60 is real world also, patm, Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:26:38
- Do you know how to shift a turbo? (Looooong), PGAero , Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:11:48
- "fat torque curve and the max HP at a lower RPM", Aero'ed, Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:24:47
- Re: Does Anyone Know How to Shift a Turbo?, TML , Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:03:59
- Re: Does Anyone Know How to Shift a Turbo?, No Snaab, Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:56:44
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