Torque BS Filter ``

[steve ravet]

> So explain to me why a non turbo diesel truck engine makes 800 to a
> 1000 ft lbs torque at some ridiculously low rpm  and yet don't even
> make 300 HP and by the way turns to shrapnel about 3000 rpm so we
> can't even test the crossover number.  Also, remembering the 391
> Ford truck engine - about 400 ft/lbs torque at around 2000 rpm and
> only about 225 hp and again no way Jose will it ever see over about
> 4000 rpm.

There's a pretty good article talking about 
torque and HP floating around usenet, I put a copy on the vettenet 
WWW page, www.dcc.edu/vettenet

--steve