Question: Flat Torque Curve Clarifcation
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Originally Posted by asianautica
So to say TQ in itself doesn't tell us anything is not true. Because when you know TQ at a certain RPM, you'll know the HP.
I believe this does indeed equate to "torque in and of itself means nothing". Without knowing RPM, power is indeterminant, and power (i.e., work per unit time) is what moves your car.
The integral of power with respect to time is work, which is engineering-speak equivalent of saying torque per unit time = power. In other words, HP = TQ * RPM/5250.
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Originally Posted by SkylineG33
So it's best to stay in the current power band to keep the car moving? Downshifting and rev matching should take care of that right? Or am I wrong and that it puts me at the new gear's powerband? Gosh...I don't even know what I'm saying, lol...
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Originally Posted by SAL9000
"Because when you know TQ at a certain RPM, you'll know the HP."
I believe this does indeed equate to "torque in and of itself means nothing". Without knowing RPM, power is indeterminant, and power (i.e., work per unit time) is what moves your car.
The integral of power with respect to time is work, which is engineering-speak equivalent of saying torque per unit time = power. In other words, HP = TQ * RPM/5252.
I believe this does indeed equate to "torque in and of itself means nothing". Without knowing RPM, power is indeterminant, and power (i.e., work per unit time) is what moves your car.
The integral of power with respect to time is work, which is engineering-speak equivalent of saying torque per unit time = power. In other words, HP = TQ * RPM/5252.
And yes, that equation was in my last post.
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