Potomac-Greg

... the difference between horsepower and torque in a way that I can understand it. I've read all the usual stuff, and can actually say that stuff back like a parrot; but I have to confess that I really don't understand it.

Extra credit if you can describe the difference between Matt LeBlanc and Tony Danza

(other than the fact that only Danza is an <b>actual</b> Italian-American who portrays the negative stereotypes of Italian-Americans).

BlackA6

Horsepower is a measure of how fast the engine can do that work.

TXurS6

I've posted some of them before so you've probably seen them.

<a href="http://vettenet.org/torquehp.html">Torque and HP 1</a>

<a href="http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/020327.htm">Torque and HP 2</a>

<a href="http://rs-productions.com/RSP_Motors/tech/hptq/hptq.htm">Torque and HP 3</a>

<a href="http://www.epi-eng.com/PwTq.htm">Torque and HP 4</a>

2tu®bos1mission

Torque is what gets you going, Horsepower is what gives you a higher top speed.

TXurS6

Torque is the amount of force required to move something (i.e. a car) at a given rate. HP is the amount of work done over time to move the car. Consider the amount of work required to get a car from start to finish in a 1/4 mile. Torque is a component of that work but HP tells you how much work was required. More work would be required to get the car to the 1/4 mile point in a shorter period of time.

This is probably not a really good explanation because I don't understand it as well as I'd like myself.

2legit

<A HREF="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower.htm">horsepower</A>

<A href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/fpte.htm">force, power, torque and energy</A>

<a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo5.htm">turbos</A>

<a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question622.htm">torque/horsepower conversion explaination</A>

Potomac-Greg

No valve stem caps for you.

Potomac-Greg

So you can get going with zero horsepower, and have higher top speed without torque?

Stoney

of force over distance (overcoming drag, friction, hill-climbing, etc.), the rate of energy use that is available.

TXurS6

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