ScottG wrote:
RCMAN46 wrote:
ScottG wrote:
Torque is what moves you, HP is a factor of RPM and torque. You could have an engine that spins 12000 RPM but only makes 75 lbFt of torque (like a motor cycle) and it's not going to pull an RV to the top of the hill even the the HP is a high number.
Look at steam engines, HP in minimal but torque is high and that's what moves things.
The most powerful locomotive ever built turned about 5000 rpm and was not a diesel engine.
The engine that can make the most horsepower will always win period.
Torque has no meaning without the time factor and then it is called horsepower.
If your 12000 rpm motor only made 425 ft lbs of torque it would be waiting at the top of the hill for any of the current diesel pickups and would have no trouble pulling any RV made up any paved road in the USA.
But that's not what I'm talking about. My point shows how it's the work an engine does that matters to someone towing. A steam engine has very little HP but gobs of towrque. That's how it moves a train.
HP wins what? Races? That is of little consequence to someone towing. Heck, my Prius will stomp any diesel in a race.
Torque is what gets the work done and diesels will always have more of it than gassers.
I have "any diesel" and I'll gladly put your claim to the test, tuned or not. This statement is just plain silly. Heck, I'll even pull my boat behind me when we race. Don't recall a Prius being able to stomp much of anything.
