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ktmrfs
May 25, 2019Explorer II
HP is a nice advertising metric. However, the better indicator of what a vehicle is capable of is a graph of the area under the torque curve in the rpm range used in the vehicle.
A good indicator is the spread between peak torque rpm and peak hp rpm. The bigger the rpm difference, often the more responsive the vehicle is.
Lower peak horsepower but more area under the useable torque curve very often yields better performance.
And the more torque at low rpm off idle the more responsive a vehicle may seem.
A good indicator is the spread between peak torque rpm and peak hp rpm. The bigger the rpm difference, often the more responsive the vehicle is.
Lower peak horsepower but more area under the useable torque curve very often yields better performance.
And the more torque at low rpm off idle the more responsive a vehicle may seem.
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