Engine torque
After the engine in our '09 V10 6.8L F250 'sploded 3 days ago, we ended up with a new-to-us replacement '12 GMC 2500HD that we were able to find on very short notice. The V10 6.8L was rated 362HP w...
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RoyJ wrote:
Torque only matters because we have less than perfect transmissions. Otherwise, hp, and hp alone, determined how fast you get work done.
When was the last time you saw a locomotive, container ship, or helicopter advertise in lb-ft?
ALL 4400 hp locomotives goes up a grade at identical speeds, whether it's a diesel making 25,676 lb-ft @ 900 rpm, or a turbine making 2,567.6 lb-ft @ 9,000 rpm. The traction motors do not care.
Yep and this explains why the "torque matters" and "torque doesn't matter" guys are both kind of right and kind of wrong.
Farm tractors and construction equipment engines have always been rated & sold by HP too.
