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| DerekKim |
 Oct 27 2007, 02:19 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Gulfport, MS Member No.: 2,635  |
So I was talking to a friend this morning... 2am... I realize that I understand roughly in my head what torque and horsepower do... but was exactly does each one do... in Laman's terms.
Any help would be appreciated! Just trying to learn somethign and expand my knowledge to a better understanding. |
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| purple |
Oct 27 2007, 06:56 AM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
if you want to demonstrate to him what torque is. have him sit in a chair, and push on his shoulders so as to push his back into the seat. This is what torque in a car does.
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DerekKim Horsepower and Torque. Oct 27 2007, 02:19 AM
abbott295 Good morning. I'm sure someone can post a dia... Oct 27 2007, 06:46 AM TC.356 This should be helpful in getting you started:
ht... Oct 27 2007, 08:29 AM dfwteenerpr He asked for Layman's terms, I'll try.
To... Oct 27 2007, 11:08 AM Mid_Engine_914 http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4964/torquelf0.... Oct 27 2007, 07:03 PM
orange914 this is engineer central, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!... Oct 27 2007, 07:21 PM chris914 How about this:
This is how my teacher explained ... Oct 27 2007, 11:30 PM DerekKim While I understood.... most of the other posts... ... Oct 28 2007, 01:18 PM Cap'n Krusty 812 lbs/ft of torque vs. 273 is why the Audi R10 T... Oct 28 2007, 03:45 PM |
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