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Old 11-30-2009, 01:26 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by 101lifts2 View Post
What does HP is nothing without torque mean? Dude they are both calculated numbers based off of FORCE. HP and torque are nothing without FORCE I guess would make more sense. For some reason you are amazed that say diesel engines can create more FORCE than a gas engine at the same RPM. This is simply because diesel fuel burns slower and contains more energy.

Force, distance and time are the elements.
HP is a function of torque. Torque is measured and HP is calculated.
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