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ShinerBock
Dec 14, 2017Explorer
Torque without movement in just applied torque and is meaningless. Torque with movement is work. We talk in terms of horsepower because it is an expression of the rate or speed at which work(torque + movement) is performed.
These terms all get convoluted when talking about engine and vehicle dynamics that even I get mixed up sometimes. Many times I incorrectly use the word torque in the place of work, but either way horsepower is how fast the work can be performed which is why we use it when talking about the speed of a vehicle performing work.
These terms all get convoluted when talking about engine and vehicle dynamics that even I get mixed up sometimes. Many times I incorrectly use the word torque in the place of work, but either way horsepower is how fast the work can be performed which is why we use it when talking about the speed of a vehicle performing work.
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