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Post by MikEy on Mar 19, 2011 17:02:15 GMT -7
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Post by Pogo (Dave) on Mar 20, 2011 9:25:26 GMT -7
Thanks for the pics Mikey. Too bad you didn't get one of Richard and his dad pulling into the parking lot. I am sure there expressions would've been priceless!
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Post by Tanya on Mar 20, 2011 10:05:47 GMT -7
Did you end up putting your car on there Dave?
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Post by Pogo (Dave) on Mar 21, 2011 7:26:25 GMT -7
Yeah, thanks to Chris... The pic is above.
I got 300 at the rear wheels but no torque since they couldn't get to the coils due to the shaker.
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Post by Tanya on Mar 21, 2011 8:50:10 GMT -7
So another dumb question here what is the torque?
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Post by stonecold on Mar 21, 2011 11:49:10 GMT -7
The tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist.
Horsepower=Speed.
Torque=acceleration and towing ability
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Post by 4fishlimit on Mar 21, 2011 12:30:48 GMT -7
Or....Torque is the measure of power (in this case, horsepower) applied over time (or as we know it Revolutions Per Minute [RPM]).
You'll notice in the Dyno Day Results thread that Chris' Shelby only showed HP over MPH. However on cars that had both HP and TQ measured, they show HP and TQ measured over RPM (or time).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2011 17:55:26 GMT -7
Yeah, thanks to Chris... The pic is above. I got 300 at the rear wheels but no torque since they couldn't get to the coils due to the shaker. Dont mention it! 300 is a very nice number ;D You probably would have had sligthly better numbers if you didnt have such meaty monsterous 315 rear tires. |
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Post by 440Gordy on Mar 22, 2011 6:56:37 GMT -7
So another dumb question here what is the torque? Here's something that might help you. Thou horse power and torque are somewhat connected, think of horse power as your car's ability to go from 0 to 100 MPH quickly and torque as your cars ability to pull something. Also you can compare a sprinter to horse power, then a weight lifter to torque. Just because you have a lot of horse power it doesn't mean you'll have the power to pull a load. Likewise, just because you have a lot of torque it doesn't mean you'll be able to go fast. This is over simplified, but it should give you some idea of the difference. Hope that helped. |
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