v10 torque vrs diesel
Hello folks I have been looking for a used class A leaning towards a diesel as I plan on towing a Jeep and travel west coast, rockies Evidentially I am told that the newer V10 fords have very s...
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This is from an article that I read. It makes sense to me... But the reason we purchased a DP was for the ride, floorplan and we got a great deal on it.
To the OP, get the coach that has a floorplan you and your spouse both like and what you can comfortably afford. Then get out and enjoy your purchase.
Here's the article I read:
How are Torque and Horsepower Different?
In the language of physics, torque is known as a moment of force. It is a twisting force, as opposed to linear force that acts to displace any object in a straight line. Suppose you are tightening a nut using a wrench. Torque is the vector product of liner force applied at the end of the wrench, multiplied by length of wrench from point of contact with nut to wrench end. For example, a force of 100 pound exerted at the end of a 1 foot length wrench, will translate into a torque of 100 pound feet (lb-ft).
An engine crankshaft revolves in a circular fashion due to torque generated by displacement of engine cylinders. Thus torque is the twisting force exerted by the engine on the crankshaft. This exerted torque ultimately gets translated into linear motion of the car moving ahead, as it is applied to the wheels via transmission.
Horsepower is a unit of power. It is used to measure total power output delivered by the engine or work done by engine per unit time. There are many types of horsepower units but the one that is used in car specifications is mechanical horsepower. The equivalent unit of horsepower is ft-lb/min and 1 Hp (horsepower) is quantitatively equal to 33,000 ft-lb/min. This should be remembered as the mechanical horsepower formula.
If you know the torque value, then horsepower at a specific engine RPM can be calculated using the following formula:
Horsepower = (Torque X Engine RPM) / 5250
If you put in some RPM values in this formula, you can get an idea about the range of power that your car engine can provide.
Thus horsepower measures the forward thrusting power of a car. It is a numerical estimate of work done by the engine per unit time, as opposed to torque which is a measure of the twisting force exerted by the engine.
When designing an engine that can deliver a specific amount of horsepower, an automobile engineer needs to calculate the amount of power generated from the engine created torque. The horsepower delivered by a car engine is directly proportional to the overall torque generated in the crankshaft. Further, torque generated is dependent on the total displacement capacity of the car engine.
So there is a limitation set by maximum possible displacement (measured in cubic centimeter), that is generated by the engine. There is a maximum constraint on the torque that can be generated by an engine which automatically sets a limit on maximum horsepower that it can generate.
A car with an engine of high torque value will pick up speed faster, while a car with high horsepower will attain a higher maximum speed.
Torque and horsepower are both deeply related to each other and need to be taken into consideration while designing an engine or reviewing its performance.
To the OP, get the coach that has a floorplan you and your spouse both like and what you can comfortably afford. Then get out and enjoy your purchase.
Here's the article I read:
How are Torque and Horsepower Different?
In the language of physics, torque is known as a moment of force. It is a twisting force, as opposed to linear force that acts to displace any object in a straight line. Suppose you are tightening a nut using a wrench. Torque is the vector product of liner force applied at the end of the wrench, multiplied by length of wrench from point of contact with nut to wrench end. For example, a force of 100 pound exerted at the end of a 1 foot length wrench, will translate into a torque of 100 pound feet (lb-ft).
An engine crankshaft revolves in a circular fashion due to torque generated by displacement of engine cylinders. Thus torque is the twisting force exerted by the engine on the crankshaft. This exerted torque ultimately gets translated into linear motion of the car moving ahead, as it is applied to the wheels via transmission.
Horsepower is a unit of power. It is used to measure total power output delivered by the engine or work done by engine per unit time. There are many types of horsepower units but the one that is used in car specifications is mechanical horsepower. The equivalent unit of horsepower is ft-lb/min and 1 Hp (horsepower) is quantitatively equal to 33,000 ft-lb/min. This should be remembered as the mechanical horsepower formula.
If you know the torque value, then horsepower at a specific engine RPM can be calculated using the following formula:
Horsepower = (Torque X Engine RPM) / 5250
If you put in some RPM values in this formula, you can get an idea about the range of power that your car engine can provide.
Thus horsepower measures the forward thrusting power of a car. It is a numerical estimate of work done by the engine per unit time, as opposed to torque which is a measure of the twisting force exerted by the engine.
When designing an engine that can deliver a specific amount of horsepower, an automobile engineer needs to calculate the amount of power generated from the engine created torque. The horsepower delivered by a car engine is directly proportional to the overall torque generated in the crankshaft. Further, torque generated is dependent on the total displacement capacity of the car engine.
So there is a limitation set by maximum possible displacement (measured in cubic centimeter), that is generated by the engine. There is a maximum constraint on the torque that can be generated by an engine which automatically sets a limit on maximum horsepower that it can generate.
A car with an engine of high torque value will pick up speed faster, while a car with high horsepower will attain a higher maximum speed.
Torque and horsepower are both deeply related to each other and need to be taken into consideration while designing an engine or reviewing its performance.
