[Diy_efi] Area under torque curve?

[Mike Diehl]

Hi all.

I've been thinking....

If you have a plot of acceleration over time, then the area under that curve 
is speed at a given time.  And the area under the "speed" curver over time is 
distance traveled at a given time.

Now, if you had a plot of torque over RPM, is there a similar interpretation 
of the area under such a curve?  The reason I ask is that I know/read that 
the area under the torque curve is a good/best indication of an engine's 
overall performance.

-- 
Mike Diehl
'87 MR-2, 7A-Ge, Hand-bent headers
'96 4-Runner, Bone Stock
'90 Corolla, disguised as a Geo Prism.

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