Ram Cummins Vs GM Duramax Ike Gauntlet
VIDEO My summary: - they both can tow 12.5k lbs anywhere, even in the toughest conditions, with ease. - the Duramax exhaust brake works too good? - the GM's hitch is heavily reinforced and you m...
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ShinerBock wrote:transamz9 wrote:Shinerbock wrote:
Torque without rotational movement is useless just like Coke without Crown is useless.
Torque without rotation is not useless. What holds a truck still parked on a hill? How much hp does it take to hold that truck?
Brakes and friction. However I was jokingly speaking in terms of moving 12.5k lbs up a hill at 60 mph. If there is no movement and the engine does not have enought torqur to move rotate the crange then it can't reach 60 mph or any speed. Once it does have enough torque to move the crank then it is making horsepowe.
Exactly.....so Travelnutz, torque without rpm accomplishes no work. Torque in conjunction with rpm is power.
