4x4ord wrote:
v10superduty wrote:
OK, I have read this thread on and off for several days.
Its way to deep and hurts my head.. :W
Can someone just tell me "yes or no" please?
Can I go back and reread the OP original post and take that info to the bank? Its correct or no?
Will sure make things easier.. :B
Basically yes. I read if over quickly and noticed three things that I didn't think were quite right.
1st: Turtle says:
The more HP an engine has the less gear you need:
Although I understand what Turtle is getting at the fact is that gearing has much more to do with the power band of an engine, rpm and application than it has to do with a peak HP figure.
2nd: Turtle says:
A truck has a 3.00 rear end and you change the gear set out to a 4.56 rear end. Which gear set will make more HP to the ground?
Turtle explains that he is splitting hairs here and he is. I believe that, although Turtle's explanation is true and there is application for this, it would have been better off not to mention as it could lead to more confusion then what could be gained.
3rd: Turtle says:
Torque plus RPM IS power and work. We have another name for it. It's called Horsepower and it can tell you how much work is being done in how much time!
The way Turtle stated this is wrong. It should be stated
Torque X RPM = Power... Torque X RPM/5252 = Horsepower
Power doesn't necessarily involve torque and rpm. Power is as Turtle said in the onset of his post, the rate of doing work. Power can also be thought of as force applied at a velocity or work per time. So: force X distance/time = Power.... lbs x ft/(33000 minutes)= Horsepower
Somewhere in this thread I noticed someone posted a link to a Hot Rod Articaal explaining horsepower. I didn't open the link but if its the article I am thinking it likely is, then that is one of the best write ups on Horsepower that I have read.
Well I think this thread should be made into a sticky and the next time someone posts
"I am thinking of buying a new tow vehicle, what brand should I buy, do you think it will pull a ____________ "
They are told they must read this entire thread first.. :B :B :B :B
That'll teach them to troll like that.. :@
