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Turtle_n_Peeps
Explorer
Jan 25, 2015

The mysteries of Horsepower and other things explained

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the mysteries of engines by some on this site so I will post some links and add some text to try and clear some of this up. First some terms: Torque: A...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jan 25, 2015
Lessmore wrote:
The 4.3 Chevy didn't do the heavy work of moving 80,000 lbs of load....the electric motor did that. The Chevy engine charged the batteries that powered the electric motor.
I am thinking that 4.3 was running close to flat out during most practical use. Sure they could turn it off as a demonstration in a proof of concept. Moving 60,000+ pounds across country that 4.3 is not going to get a rest.

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