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Good article on hp vs torque

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Old 07-19-2005, 01:01 PM
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Default Good article on hp vs torque

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhorsepower.html



I like this part:
"Peak numbers are nice to brag about but often don't mean much, since few people operate their engines at peak conditions (which would generally be full throttle) in a typical day."

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There'* some of that very article in Techinfo already. With the author'* permission.
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I always love reading informative articles like that
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