Go Back   Two Wheel Fix > General > Off Topic

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-30-2009, 12:26 PM   #151
Rider
Moto GP Star
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,156
Default

Quote:
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.
Rider is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2009, 12:49 PM   #152
Dave
Chaotic Neutral
 
Dave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
Posts: 13,992
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Apoc View Post
actually, no, they dont. Unlike Nascar, who rev their cars at the start line to show off for fans, f1 drivers do it so they dont stall off the line. If the rpms drop too low when they finally take off, the car will go nowhere fast.
thats all camshaft. A grind with a 20k redline aint gonna work at 1.
Dave is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-30-2009, 01:00 PM   #153
Dave
Chaotic Neutral
 
Dave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
Posts: 13,992
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by karl_1052 View Post
Torque


Horsepower


Which is faster?(hint, it is the one that weighs almost 200lbs more)

aand the third gen zx10 which represents a happy mix in powerbands will pants both of em.
Dave is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:51 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.