Horsepower is horsepower?
If that theory is true (in real circumstances), then a 385hp 6.7L Cummins diesel shouldn't spank a 381hp Toyota Tundra when both are tested 0-60 towing a 5740# boat. But it did. Must be the adva...
Forum Discussion
pnichols wrote:
Nickolas,
Thanks a lot for the Wikipedia link above explaining the methods for measuring dynamic torque - as is required in a running engine to report on it's horsepower output.
Just about as I had guessed ... it sounds as if it's a bit complex to do ... which can sometimes mean it takes a few $$ to pull it off, instrumentation-wise. I'm surprised that Ford includes a transducer arrangement in some/all of their vehicles that is able to feed dynamic torque data to after-market scanners for reporting of horsepower.
I can believe it in the Veyron .... but in a vehicle at Ford price-points?
I doubt they do but if a program had a lot of other data on the engines characteristics and efficiency it could probably make a pretty good stab at power output based on fuel flow and RPM. Not as good as actualy measuring torque but reasonably close.
