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Originally Posted by moorefire
BS, HP is derived from TQ, not the other way around. TQ makes u fast, HP is for winning schlong measuring contests on the intarweb.
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Show me the math!
Going back to HS physics and remembering that Horse Power is a measure of work done. Or from:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/horsepower.htm
"A horse exerting 1 horsepower can raise 330 pounds of coal 100 feet in a minute, or 33 pounds of coal 1,000 feet in one minute, or 1,000 pounds 33 feet in one minute."
On the other hand, torque has no relationship to distance traveled so that is why even if I could use my impact gun to power a chasis half the weight of the Honda and which has more torque than both the diesel and Honda motor it will never come close to beating them down the 1/4 mile.
Also:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/fpte4.htm
In terms of building a motor for a drag race people often trade off torque for more HP via the choice of cams. More overlap gives more torque but also kills HP. Still, people are always going for the bigger cams that put out more HP.