A Simpler Explanation Of The Measurement Of ONE HORSE POWER
One horsepower equals 550 foot pounds (pound feet) per second. In high school, in physics class, I generated 1 horsepower by running up a flight of stairs. :) Housted
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Also, the "torque" that most are referring to is the engine's crankshaft torque.
That torque can be multiplied as needed for torque to the drive wheels with gearing. The desired spin velocity (vehicle speed) of those drive wheels at that multiplied torque, however, takes more and more horsepower the higher the desired vehicle speed at any given vehicle weight.
I maintain that with the appropriate overall drive system gearing, engine horsepower is what counts in accordance with engine type and design principles versus pure preference - no matter what kind of rotating engine is producing it and no matter what the local driveshaft torque of the engine is.
BTW, one of the most impressive racing engines of all time ran at insane RPMs to tap it's horsepower (the BRM V16) - but boy was it impressive at those spin speeds.
That torque can be multiplied as needed for torque to the drive wheels with gearing. The desired spin velocity (vehicle speed) of those drive wheels at that multiplied torque, however, takes more and more horsepower the higher the desired vehicle speed at any given vehicle weight.
I maintain that with the appropriate overall drive system gearing, engine horsepower is what counts in accordance with engine type and design principles versus pure preference - no matter what kind of rotating engine is producing it and no matter what the local driveshaft torque of the engine is.
BTW, one of the most impressive racing engines of all time ran at insane RPMs to tap it's horsepower (the BRM V16) - but boy was it impressive at those spin speeds.
