For all you torque fans out there
A friend of mine brought this in the office the other day. I thought it was really cool. It should be running this weekend. Specs: 16.5" rod 5" piston bore 6 horsepower at 500 RPM ...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
That plays out to a whopping 60 FT/LBS of torque!!!! Over a 10 to 1 power to torque ratio!!! If an engine was built to those specs today an average small block would put out over 3000 to 4000 Ft/LBS of torque!!! This was done almost 100 years ago!!! (1924)
Any engine can have a 10:1 torque/hp ratio. All you have to do is limit its maximum speed to exactly 525 rpm. ;)
