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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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brulaz
Explorer
Jan 28, 2015
wnjj wrote:

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duty-cycle (not miles but percentage of time running at or near max power output.


Asked about this earlier.
Just what do people mean by duty-cycle?
You've given two interpretations above.
I've read articles referencing "medium-duty" trucks where all they talk about is their GVWR.

So when the O.P says "as HP goes up, Duty cycle goes down", exactly what is meant?

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