2014 Ultimate 1 Ton Challenge results
2014 Ultimate HD Challenge 1. GMC 2. Ram 3. Ford
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OK, I did this work a long time ago to illustrate the difference in power delivery between the Ford 6.7 (at its old 390/735 tune or whatever it first came out as vs. the ecoboost motor. In these charts, you can see that horsepower only changes with the RPM, it neither increases nor decreases as you go through the gears. However, torque applied to the pavement certainly changes as you slam through the gears of a transmission.
Some things need to be straightened out. Work is a measure in productivity. In all physics, work is only accomplished when a force being applied moves an object over a certain distance or in an engine's case, number of revolutions. Torque is only a force, period. If you apply 1,000 lbft of force onto a leverage bar, but it doesn't move at all, you have accomplished nothing. No work was completed. If you apply 2 lbft of torque and move the leverage bar, you've accomplished work and horsepower can be rated. it's that simple. Any old school physics professor would whack your knuckles with a yard stick if you called torque "work".
Some things need to be straightened out. Work is a measure in productivity. In all physics, work is only accomplished when a force being applied moves an object over a certain distance or in an engine's case, number of revolutions. Torque is only a force, period. If you apply 1,000 lbft of force onto a leverage bar, but it doesn't move at all, you have accomplished nothing. No work was completed. If you apply 2 lbft of torque and move the leverage bar, you've accomplished work and horsepower can be rated. it's that simple. Any old school physics professor would whack your knuckles with a yard stick if you called torque "work".
