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Re: Why all the hype about horse power and torque?
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Practically speaking, knowing both the peak power and the peak torque and the respective RPMs at which they occur gives us a good bit of insight into how much average power the engine makes across a range of engine speeds. This sometimes results in some real confusion over what the word "torque" really means. If we could have an infinitely variable CVT, we could always accelerate a load fastest by using the engine with the highest peak horsepower we could find and running that engine at that RPM. Engine torque would quite literally be irrelevant. Since we can't do that in practice, we manipulate gearing the best we can to suit the output characteristics of the engine we have, and it is very helpful to have an engine that produces a broad power curve which, when we rate the engine for peak power and torque, will show good low RPM torque numbers and good high RPM power numbers. |
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Re: Why all the hype about horse power and torque?
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I've always wondered why, with CVTs, they don't let you flash to and hold at peak hp while the gear ratio changes as the vehicle speeds up....
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Re: Why all the hype about horse power and torque?
Formula 1 has experimented with CVT's but the fuel consumption is tremendous and really only useful for qualifications. The OE's are experimenting with the intent of maximizing fuel economy and lower emissions. Which is most likely the opposite of what you were hoping for. Reliability is why your seeing 6,7,8,9,&10 speed transmissions as they are currently more reliable than a true CVT.
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Re: Why all the hype about horse power and torque?
I *think* that's been done, and it's one reason for CVT's image problem. The dreaded motorboat effect. People like to hear RPMs rise with increasing speed VS a constant steady drone as the speed increases.
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Re: Why all the hype about horse power and torque?
My wife has a Highlander Hybrid. When you're accelerating hard the engine runs up to speed and stays there while the CVT does its thing. It sounds like a sewing machine on crack cocaine.
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Re: Why all the hype about horse power and torque?
My reasoning --- If it has a spread bore manifold, put a correct quadrajet on it. The timing, choke, and idle can usually be adjusted for a reasonable street setup. I run a quadrajet on my 70 442 -electric choke- and my 67 K10 bbc -divorced choke. No they are not daily drivers but I want them to act right when I start, drive, and stop. I do not find quadrajets hard to rebuild.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Boy did he get the ribbing at the track pulling that pig like a lawnmower to start it. Yes, he would show up at the track at Indian Dunes with that thing. I always think of that Rokon when I hear CVT! Funny ![]()
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