HP vs Torque
A 850 H.P. John Deere diesel vs. a steam tractor rated 18 H.P? It's all about torque and traction... enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FLQhvruimfs
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06Fargo wrote:RCMAN46 wrote:
Better yet tie a 15,000 lb trailer behind both and head them up a 12% grade and see what would happen.
Horsepower is king and will always win as long as traction is not lost.
So a 450 hp gas pickup truck will haul 15,000lbs to the top of the grade same no sweat as a 450hp ISX15 truck engine at 1650lb-ft?
No, but given a long enough hill and similar drivetrains with CVT, they would both eventually hit the same top speed. The Gasser would just take a bit longer to get to it.
I don't know about the sweat part.....
How about two 20,000lbs motorhomes are going up an incline, one with a 350 HP V10, the other with a 350hp Cummins but the gasser has a 30 speed transmission with an insane 8.53:1 rear gearing. As they are running up the hill, the Gasser driver is freaking out because his engine is roaring and the darn thing is switching gears like crazy while the diesel driver is laughing and tells him that what he gets for driving a gasser... through the window because they are neck and neck. Then of course, the gasser has to pull into a transmission shop as his has self destructed.
Torque at the wheels can be multiplied through gearing, HP cannot.
